Andahuaylas Province

Andahuaylas Province is the second largest of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Andahuaylas. The province is located in the north-western part of the region and measures 3987.00 km2.

Boundaries

 * North: Chincheros Province and Ayacucho Region
 * East: Abancay Province and Aymaraes Province
 * South: Ayacucho Region
 * West: Ayacucho Region

Geography
One of the highest peaks of the province is Sallapi at approximately 4800 m. Other mountains are listed below:

• Aqu Urqu

• Chiri Yaku

• Huch'uy Qillqa Urqu

• Kuntur Pampa

• Kuntur Wachana

• Puka Wanaku

• Puma Urqu

• Puyunku

• P'isaqayuq

• Qillqa

• Qillwa Qucha

• Quchayuq

• Saqsa Waman

• Tumiri

• Wamanilla

• Waylla Qucha

• Wayllachayuq

• Waytarayuq

• Wisk'achaniyuq

Some of the largest lakes in the province are Antaqucha, Quriqucha, Suqtaqucha, Suyt'uqucha and Wachuqucha.

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

Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (73.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.19% using Aymara  (2007 Peru Census).

Archaeology
Some of the most important archaeological sites of the province are Awkimarka, Llamachayuq and Suntur.