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(Redirected from Angaraes Province) Province in Huancavelica, Peru
Angaraes
Province
Location of Angaraes in the Huancavelica RegionLocation of Angaraes in the Huancavelica Region
CountryPeru
RegionHuancavelica
CapitalLircay
Government
 • MayorRaul Victor Anyaipoma Bendezu (2007)
Area
 • Total1,959.03 km (756.39 sq mi)
Population
 • Total51,931 (2,005 census)
UBIGEO0903

Angaraes is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Lircay.

Boundaries

Political division

The province is divided into twelve districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.63%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

See also

Sources

  1. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

12°59′23″S 74°43′14″W / 12.989658°S 74.720489°W / -12.989658; -74.720489


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