Huancavelica region

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Huancavelica region
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Basic data
Country Peru
Capital Huancavelica
surface 22,131.5 km²
Residents 348,000 (2017)
density 16 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 PE-HUV
Website www.regionhuancavelica.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Gobernador regional Maciste Díaz Abad (2019-2022)
Provinces of the Huancavelica region
Provinces of the Huancavelica region

Coordinates: 12 ° 49 ′  S , 75 ° 1 ′  W

The region Huancavelica [ waŋkaβeˈlika ] (span. Región Huancavelica , Quechua Wankawillka suyu ) is an administrative region in the central Peruvian Andes . 348,000 inhabitants live in an area of ​​22,131.47 km² (2017 census).

geography

The landscape is shaped by the Urpicota and Marcavalle mountain ranges of the Andes. The average temperature in the year is 10 ° C. The highest mountain is the snow-covered Citac at 5,329 meters.

The capital is Huancavelica .

population

After Apurímac, Huancavelica is the region in Peru with the second highest proportion of Quechua native speakers (64.3%).

living conditions

Huancavelica is considered the most inhospitable region of the highlands. In the Huallay district, 90% of the farmers hired elsewhere. The region has the highest percentage of chronic malnutrition (23.5%) and illiteracy (13.8%) of all regions in Peru . As a result of poverty and in the hope of better education and work, many young people are moving to larger cities. The population of the Huancavelica region decreased by 24% between the 2007 and 2017 censuses.

Provinces

The Huancavelica region is divided into seven provinces and 94 districts.

province Capital
Acobamba Acobamba
Angaraes Lircay
Castrovirreyna Castrovirreyna
Churcampa Churcampa
Huancavelica Huancavelica
Huaytará Huaytará
Tayacaja pampas

Web links

Commons : Region Huancavelica  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica: 2017 census. Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar . Retrieved October 7, 2018 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ a b Censo 2017: Huancavelica perdió el 24% de su población en la última década. El Comercio , June 28, 2018, accessed July 17, 2018 (Spanish).