Pachitea Province

Coordinates: 9°53′58″S 75°57′23″W / 9.8995°S 75.9565°W / -9.8995; -75.9565
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Pachitea
Location of Pachitea in the Huánuco Region
Location of Pachitea in the Huánuco Region
CountryPeru
RegionHuánuco
CapitalPanao
Government
 • MayorCayo Rojas Rivera
Area
 • Total2,629.96 km2 (1,015.43 sq mi)
Population
(2005 census)
 • Total51,861
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
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The Pachitea Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is Panao.

Boundaries[edit]

Geography[edit]

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1]

Political division[edit]

The province is divided into four districts, which are:

Ethnic groups[edit]

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (52.69%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.98% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pachitea Province (Huánuco Region)
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

9°53′58″S 75°57′23″W / 9.8995°S 75.9565°W / -9.8995; -75.9565