Lucanas Province

Province in Ayacucho, Peru

Lucanas
Province
The lake named Quchapampa and the village of Aucara in the Lucanas Province
Location of Lucanas in the Ayacucho Region
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Capital	Puquio
Government
• Mayor	Luis Alfonso Moya Mora
Area
• Total	14,494.64 km² (5,596.41 sq mi)
Population
• Total	51,328
• Density	3.5/km² (9.2/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0506

Lucanas is the largest province in the Ayacucho Region in Peru. Its seat is Puquio.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are Rasuwillka and Qarwarasu. Other mountains are listed below:^[1]

Anqasi
Anta P'ukru
Anta Urqu
Aqu P'ukru
Aqu Urqu
Atuq Wachana
Aya Qullqa
Chunta
Ichhu Qutu
Inka Pallanka
Inka Paqcha
Inka Wasi
Jayuni
Kimsa Saywa
Kuntur Sinqa
Kunturillu
Maranniyuq
Misapata (Cabana)
Misapata (Cab.-Luc.)
Misa Q'asa
Misa Urqu
Pichqaqucha
Puka Punchu
Puka Salla
Phiruru
Phiruruchayuq
P'unqu Q'asa
Qarwa Uqhu
Qullpa Punta
Quri Punchu
Quri Wayrachina
Qurip Sunqun
Q'illu Mach'ay
Q'illu Q'asa
Q'illu Urqu
Ruru Rumi
Sallqan Tiwa
Sapan Urqu
Saywa
Saywapata
Silla Q'asa
Sura Q'asa
Surapata
Suruqchi
Titi Q'asa
Uqi
Urqunqucha
Waman Pirqa
Wamanrasu
Wamanripa
Wank'a Sinqa
Waych'ayuq
Waytayuq
Yana Qaqa
Yana Ranra
Yana Urqu
Yana Yana
Yunka
Yuraq Pata
Yuraq Sayana

Some of the largest lakes of the province are as follows:

Anqasqucha
Apiñaqucha
Chawpiqucha
Islaqucha
Parqaqucha
Pukaqucha
Quchapampa
Sawaqucha
Suyt'uqucha
Tunkuqucha
T'urpuqucha
Urqunqucha
Wat'aqucha
Yawriwiri Lake

Political division

The province is divided into twenty-one districts.

Aucara (Aucara)
Cabana (Cabana)
Carmen Salcedo (Carmen Salcedo)
Chaviña (Chaviña)
Chipao (Chipao)
Huac-Huas (Huac-Huas)
Laramate (Laramate)
Leoncio Prado (Leoncio Prado)
Llauta (Llauta)
Lucanas (Lucanas)
Ocaña (Ocaña)
Otoca (Otoca)
Puquio (Puquio)
Saisa (Saisa)
San Cristóbal (San Cristóbal)
San Juan (San Juan)
San Pedro (San Pedro)
San Pedro de Palco (San Pedro de Palco)
Sancos (Sancos)
Santa Ana de Huaycahuacho (Santa Ana de Huaycahuacho)
Santa Lucía (Santa Lucía)

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (57.15%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.37% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 0.25% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

Archaeology

There are more than twenty archaeological sites in the province which were declared a National Cultural Heritage. Some of the most important sites of the province are Aya Muqu, Chipaw Marka, Hatun Misapata, Kanichi, Nina Kiru, Ñawpallaqta, Puka Urqu, Quriwayrachina, Q'asa Pata, Usqunta and Waman Pirqa.^[3]^[4]

Sources

^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
^ El Peruano, Normas Legales, p. 243766 and 243767, May 8, 2003, Lima
^ Gobierno Regional de Ayacucho, Plan de Desarrollo Turístico de la Región Ayacucho 2004 – 2014, Aprobado mediante Ordenanza de Consejo Regional N° 03 - 04 - GRA/PRES