Acobamba Province

The Acobamba Province is the smallest of seven provinces located in the Department of Huancavelica of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Acobamba.

Boundaries

 * North: Churcampa Province
 * East: Ayacucho Region
 * South: Angaraes Province
 * West: Huancavelica Province

Political division
The province is divided into eight districts, which are:


 * Acobamba (Acobamba)
 * Andabamba (Andabamba)
 * Anta (Anta)
 * Caja (Caja)
 * Marcas (Marcas)
 * Paucará (Paucará)
 * Pomacocha (Pomacocha)
 * Rosario (Rosario)

Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.83 	% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).