Huaytará Province

Huaytará Province is the largest of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital city is Huaytará. The province has a population of 17,247 inhabitants as of 2017.

Boundaries

 * North: Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Province, Angaraes Province
 * East: Ayacucho Region
 * South: Ica Region and Ayacucho Region
 * West: Ica Region

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

• Anta Maqana

• Antara

• Anqasqucha

• Antara

• Aqu Q'asa

• Aqu Urqu

• Artisayuq

• Chuqi Warmi

• Chuqllu Punta

• Ch'uspi

• Hatun P'ukru

• Hatun Rumi

• Hatun Surayuq

• Hatun Urqu

• Hatun Waraqu

• Hatun Wasi

• Inti Watana

• Kawituchayuq

• Machu Qichqa

• K'uchu Urqu

• Llipllina

• Muyuq Urqu

• Pachasniyuq

• Pata Wasi

• Pilluni

• Puka Q'asa

• Puka Urqu

• Puma Ranra

• Phutunqu

• P'unqu Qaqa

• Qispi Q'awa

• Qucha Urqu

• Qulluta

• Q'illu Kancha

• Q'illu Punta

• Q'illu Urqu

• Sura Wasi

• Tuku Pukyu

• Uma Kunka

• Uña Paka

• Uska Maska

• Wakan Q'allay

• Walla Q'asa

• Wamanripayuq

• Wisk'acha

• Yana Ranra

• Yana Urqu

• Yawarqucha (Huancavelica)

• Yawarqucha (Huaytará)

• Yuraq Kancha

• Yuraq Tampu

• Yuraq Urqu

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


 * Ayaví (Ayaví)
 * Córdova (Córdova)
 * Huayacundo Arma (Huayacundo Arma)
 * Huaytará (Huaytará)
 * Laramarca (Laramarca)
 * Ocoyo (Ocoyo)
 * Pilpichaca (Pilpichaca)
 * Querco (Querco)
 * Quito-Arma (Quito-Arma)
 * San Antonio de Cusicancha (Cusicancha)
 * San Francisco de Sangayaico (San Francisco de Sangayaico)
 * San Isidro (San Juan de Huirpacancha)
 * Santiago de Chocorvos (Santiago de Chocorvos)
 * Santiago de Quirahuara (Santiago de Quirahuara)
 * Santo Domingo de Capillas (Santo Domingo de Capillas)
 * Tambo (Tambo)

Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (73.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.85% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).