Churcampa Province

The Churcampa Province is a province located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. It is one of the seven that make up that region. The capital of the province is Churcampa.

Boundaries

 * North: Tayacaja Province
 * East: Ayacucho Region
 * South: Acobamba Province
 * West: Huancavelica Province

Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

• Allquchayuq

• Artisa

• Chawpi Urqu

• Hamp'atuyuq

• Hamp'atuyuq (Pachamarca)

• Hatun Pampa

• Ichhu Pata

• Ichhu Ukhu

• Luychu Q'asa

• Llaqta Urqu

• Mamacha Urqu

• Muruqucha

• Muyu Urqu

• Ñawpa Llaqta Urqu

• Puka Pampa

• Qiwllaqucha

• Q'illu Urqu

• Q'iru Q'asa

• Saywa

• Suyu Qaqa

• Wisk'achayuq

• Yana P'unqu

• Yana Urqu (Chinchihuasi-Cosme)

• Yana Urqu (Coris-Locroja)

• Yana Willka

• Yuraq Yuraq

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


 * Anco (La Esmeralda)
 * Chinchihuasi (Chinchihuasi)
 * Churcampa (Churcampa)
 * El Carmen (Paucarbambilla)
 * La Merced (La Merced)
 * Lacroja (Locroja)
 * Pachamarca (Pachamarca)
 * Paucarbamba (Paucarbamba)
 * San Miguel de Mayocc (Mayocc)
 * San Pedro de Coris (San Pedro de Coris)
 * Cosme (Santa Clara de Cosme)

Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.46% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).