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Huaytará | |
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![]() Location of Huaytará in the
Huancavelica Region | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Huancavelica |
Capital | Huaytará |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ricardo Yauricasa |
Area | |
• Total | 6,458.39 km2 (2,493.60 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 17,247 |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 0906 |
Huaytará Province is the largest of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital city is Huaytará. The province has a population of 17,247 inhabitants as of 2017.
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: [1]
The province is divided into sixteen districts, which are:
The province is inhabited by Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (73.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.85% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language ( 2007 Peru Census). [2]
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