Huancavelica Region




Region in 7 provinces and 94 districts, Peru



















































Huancavelica Region
Region

Landscape near the town Huancavelica
Landscape near the town Huancavelica





Flag of Huancavelica Region
Flag
Official seal of Huancavelica Region
Seal

Location of the Huancavelica Region in Peru
Location of the Huancavelica Region in Peru

Coordinates: 13°01′S 75°05′W / 13.02°S 75.09°W / -13.02; -75.09Coordinates: 13°01′S 75°05′W / 13.02°S 75.09°W / -13.02; -75.09
Country Peru
Subdivisions 7 provinces and 94 districts
Capital Huancavelica
Government

 • Governor Glodoaldo Álvarez Oré
(2015–2018)
Area

 • Total 22,131.47 km2 (8,545.01 sq mi)
Population
(the 2007 census)

 • Total 454,797
 • Density 21/km2 (53/sq mi)
UBIGEO
09
ISO 3166 code PE-HUV
Website www.regionhuancavelica.gob.pe



View of Pampas in the Tayacaja province




The cathedral of Huancavelica





Scissors Dancers in a regional dance


Huancavelica (Spanish pronunciation: [waŋkaβeˈlika]) is a region in Peru with an area of 22,131.47 km2 (8,545.01 sq mi) and a population of 454,797 (2007 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by Lima Region and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, and Ayacucho in the east.




Contents






  • 1 Political division


  • 2 The People


    • 2.1 Languages




  • 3 Education


  • 4 Health


  • 5 Transportation


  • 6 Notable natives


  • 7 Authorities


  • 8 See also


  • 9 Sources


  • 10 External links





Political division


The region is divided into seven provinces.


Province (Capital)




  1. Acobamba Province (Acobamba)


  2. Angaraes Province (Lircay)


  3. Castrovirreyna Province (Castrovirreyna)


  4. Churcampa Province (Churcampa)


  5. Huancavelica Province (Huancavelica)


  6. Huaytará Province (Huaytará)


  7. Tayacaja Province (Pampas)


The main cities are Huancavelica, Pampas and Lircay. There are many little districts like Querco in Huancavelica. Querco is a nice little town. Most of the residents are agricultors. They own cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, mules, llamas, goats, chickens, and donkeys.



The People


The region is mostly inhabited by indigenous people of Quechua descent.



Languages


According to the 2007 Peru Census, the language learnt first by most of the residents was Quechua (64.03%) followed by Spanish (35.67%). The Quechua variety spoken in Huancavelica is Chanka Quechua. The following table shows the results concerning the language learnt first in the Huancavelica Region by province:[1]

















































































































Province
Quechua
Aymara
Asháninka
 Another native language
Spanish
 Foreign language
 Deaf or mute
 Total
Acobamba
 51,338
 49
 11
 10
 8,261
 -
 78
 59,747
Angaraes
 40,669
 62
 7
 7
 10,922
 -
 56
 51,723
Castrovirreyna
 4,093
 14
 1
 3
 14,168
 -
 73
 18,352
Churcampa
 33,025
 27
 4
 19
 8,542
 3
 127
 41,747
Huancavelica
 73,340
 117
 28
 13
 59,544
 4
 157
 133,203
Huaytara
 5,670
 13
 4
 3
 16,218
 2
 28
 21,938
Tayacaja
 63,950
 91
 23
 15
 33,900
 1
 242
 98,222

Total
 272,085
 373
 78
 70
 151,555
 10
 761
 424,932

%
 64.03
 0.09
 0.02
 0.02
 35.67
 0.00
 0.18
 100.00


Education


The es:Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica is the only university in the region and it has branches in Pampas, Lircay, Acobamba and Castrovirreyna.



Health


The region has two hospitals located in Huancavelica and Pampas. There are clinics and medical post in most of the towns.



Transportation


The region is connected with the neighboring regions by national roads, which are paved in most cases. There are regional and local roads that are serving the towns of the regions. Huancavelica has a train service with the city of Huancayo.



Notable natives



  • Lina Medina, world's youngest mother


Authorities


  • Governor: Rubén Alva Ochoa (2015–2018)


See also


  • Aknuqucha

  • Chunta mountain range

  • Chuqlluqucha

  • Inka Wasi

  • Urququcha

  • Warmiqucha


Sources




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



External links





  • Official regional site

  • Official municipal site













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