Recuay Province

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Province in Ancash, Peru

































Recuay
Province

Quñuqqucha with Qiwllarahu in the background

Quñuqqucha with Qiwllarahu in the background


Location of Recuay in the Ancash Region
Location of Recuay in the Ancash Region
CountryPeru
RegionAncash
CapitalRecuay
Government
 • MayorMilton Duck Leon Vergara (2007)

The Recuay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its seat is the town of Recuay.





Contents





  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Political division


  • 3 Ethnic groups


  • 4 See also


  • 5 Sources





Geography


The southern parts of the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[1]




  • Challwa

  • Chunta Punta

  • Ichik Qiwlla

  • Isku Pata

  • Kiswar

  • Kunkush

  • Kunkush Kancha

  • Kunkush Punta

  • Kuntur Sinqa

  • Kuntur Qaqa

  • Kuntur Wayin

  • Minapata

  • Mururahu

  • Puka Allpa

  • Puka Hirka

  • Puka Qaqa


  • Pukarahu (Catac)


  • Pukarahu (Ticapampa)

  • Puma Wayin

  • Qawish

  • Qishqi

  • Qiwlla Hirka

  • Qiwllarahu

  • Qullpa Hirka

  • Qulluta

  • Rukutu Punta

  • Sach'a Hirka

  • Santun

  • Shawanka Punta

  • Tantash

  • Tuku

  • Tunshu Punta

  • T'uquyuq

  • Wachwaqucha

  • Wamas Chakra

  • Wank'ap'iti

  • Wathiyaqucha

  • Wishka Hirka

  • Yana Kunkush

  • Yanamaray

  • Yanaqucha

  • Yanarahu



Qiruqucha is one of the largest lakes of the province.



Political division


Recuay is divided into ten districts, which are:















































DISTRICTMAYOR
CatacHernan Yolando Perez Alvarado
CotaparacoLuis Beltran Carranza Ramirez
HuayllapampaEustorgio Isaac Leon Paico
LlacllinGerardo Cristobal Ramirez Salome
MarcaLionel Fabio Tolentino Flores
Pampas ChicoJuan Teodocio Ibarra Padilla
PararinRoberto Melchor Requena Garcia
RecuayMilton Duck Leon Vergara
TapacochaLenin Uribe Ramos Cosme
TicapampaPedro Melecio Cochachin Ortiz


Ethnic groups


The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (63.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.42% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[2]



See also



  • Hatun Mach'ay

  • Pastururi Glacier

  • Qishqiqucha

  • Quñuqqucha



Sources






  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)


  2. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007






Coordinates: 9°43′24″S 77°27′26″W / 9.723429°S 77.457215°W / -9.723429; -77.457215







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