La Mar Province
| La Mar | |
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| Province | |
| Location of La Mar in the Ayacucho Region Location of La Mar in the Ayacucho Region |
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| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Founded | March 30, 1861 |
| Capital | San Miguel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eulogio Vila Montaño |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,392.15 km2 (1,695.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,661 m (8,730 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 82,473 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 0505 |
| Website | www.munilamar.gob.pe |
La Mar Province is a province in the north-east corner of the Ayacucho Region, Peru. It was created on March 30, 1861.[1]
Political division
The province is divided into ten districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:[2][3]
- Anco (Chiquintirca)
- Ayna (San Francisco)
- Chilcas (Chilcas)
- Chungui (Chungui)
- Luis Carranza (Pampas)
- San Miguel (San Miguel)
- Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa)
- Samugari (Palmapampa)
- Tambo (Tambo)
- Anchihuay (Anchihuay)
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.58% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Alberto Tauro del Pino, Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú, vol. IX, p. 1384.
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved March 4, 2008.
- ↑ (Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de La Mar. Municipalidad Provincial de La Mar - San Miguel - Ayacucho. Retrieved March 4, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links
- (Spanish) Municipal website
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