Quispicanchi Province

Template:Infobox Province Peru Quispicanchi Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

Geography

The Quispicanchi Province is bounded to the north by the Paucartambo Province and the Madre de Dios Region, to the east by the Puno Region, to the south by the Canchis Province, and to the west by the Acomayo Province, the Paruro Province and the Cusco Province.

The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Ausangate, Chumpi and Qullpa Ananta. Other mountains are listed below:

Allin Qhapaq Ananta Anka Wachana Anka Wachanan Anta P'unqu Antaymarka Apu K'uchu Chachakumani Chachakumayuq Chiri Unuyuq Chhuxlluni Ch'aqu Ch'uñuna Hapu Punta Hatun Allpapata Hatun Ch'aqu Hatun Punta Hatun Rit'iyuq Hatun Wayq'u Huch'uy Ananta Istalla Jach'a Sira Jaqhichuwa Kicha Qaqa Kimsachata

Kiswarniyuq Kuntur Ikiña Kuntur Sinqa Khuchi Salla K'ark'apata Luychu Urqu Llusk'a Rit'i Machu Apachita Mamanlipani Minasniyuq Mulluqucha Pachatusan Pararani Piki Mach'ay Pinchimuru Pirwani Puka Punta Pukaqucha Pukayuq Phaq'u P'isqiyuq P'uykutuni Qanchis Kancha Qaqa Chaka Qillqata

Qiwllaqucha Qullpa Qaqa (Cusco-Puno) Qullpa Qaqa (Huch'uy Ananta) Qullpa Qaqa (Marcapata) Qullqip'unqu Quri (Paucartambo) Quri (Quiquijana) Quri Pukara Q'illu Kunka Q'illu Wallayuq Q'iwisiri Q'iwisiri (Marcapata) Sallaqucha Sanimayu Saqsa Ananta Sullulluni Suyu Parina Tiklla Q'asa Tikllaqucha Tuqllayuq Tuqtu Uña Pakana Urqu Puñuna Usqullu Ananta Wallpa Qaqa

Wamanripani Wamanripayuq Wanakuni Waracha Wari Sayana Wasaqucha Wayruruni Wila Jaqhi Wila Sirka Wilaquta Willulluni Wiraqucha Wisk'achani (Camanti-Marcapata) Wisk'achani (Cusco-Puno) Yana Qaqa Yana Q'asa Yana Urqu (Hapu Punta) Yana Urqu (Jaqhichuwa) Yana Urqu (Ocongate-Quiquijana) Yana Urqu (Yayamari) Yanaqucha Yuraq Kancha Yuraq Qaqa Yuraq Q'asa

Siwinaqucha and Sinkrinaqucha belong to the largest lakes of the province.

Political division

The province is divided into twelve districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: [distrito] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

• Andahuaylillas (Andahuaylillas)
• Camanti (Quince Mil)
• Ccarhuayo (Ccarhuayo)
• Ccatca (Ccatca)
• Cusipata (Cusipata)
• Huaro (Huaro)
• Lucre (Lucre)
• Marcapata (Marcapata)
• Ocongate (Ocongate)
• Oropesa (Oropesa)
• Quiquijana (Quiquijana)
• Urcos (Urcos)

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (75.35%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.29% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

See also

• Armaqucha
• Chuqi Pukyu
• Pachamama Raymi
• Pikillaqta
• Quyllur Urmana
• Q'umirqucha (Camanti)
• Q'umirqucha (Q'umir Qucha)
• Q'umirqucha (Yanaq Qusqu K'uchu)
• Pukaqucha
• Rumiqullqa
• T'anta Raymi
• Warurumiqucha