Parinacochas Province

The Parinacochas Province is a province located in the Ayacucho Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up that region. The province has a population of 24,028 inhabitants as of 2002. The capital of the province is Coracora.

Boundaries

 * North: Apurímac Region
 * East: Paucar del Sara Sara Province
 * South: Arequipa Region
 * West: Lucanas Province

Geography
The highest mountain in the province is Sara Sara at 5505 m on the border to the Paucar del Sara Sara Province. Other mountains are listed below:

• Allqa Q'awa

• Anta P'unqu

• Apachitayuq

• Aqu Q'asa

• Chachakuma

• Challwa Q'asa

• Chawpi Urqu

• Chuku Chuku

• Chunta

• Hatun Qiwuña

• Iskay Pata

• Kiswar

• Kiswarniyuq

• Kuntur Qhata

• Kunturi

• Kunturillu

• Lunq'u

• Maranniyuq

• Millu

• Milluni

• Pilluni

• Pirqa

• Pirwa

• Pisqa Pukyu

• Puka Kunka

• Puka Mach'ay

• Puka Punchu

• Puka Puka

• Puka Ranra

• Puka Saywa

• Pukaqucha

• Pumawiri

• Phiruru

• Qiwña Urqu

• Qullpa Pampa

• Qullqata

• Quriwiri

• Qhata Urqu

• Q'ara Pukyu

• Q'illu

• Q'illu Q'asa

• Q'illu Urqu (Luc.-Par.)

• Q'illu Urqu (Par.)

• Ranrayuq

• Silla Q'asa

• Suparawra

• Uqhu Sinqa

• Wachwani

• Waman Pirqa

• Wamanqucha

• Wamanripa

• Wayunka

• Yana Mach'ay

• Yana Qaqa

• Yana Saya

• Yana Urqu

• Yaritayuq

• Yuraq Phiruru

• Yuraq Q'asa

Political division
The province extends over an area of 5968.32 km2 and is divided into eight districts:


 * Coracora
 * Chumpi
 * Coronel Castañeda
 * Pacapausa
 * Pullo
 * Puyusca
 * San Francisco de Ravacayco
 * Upahuacho

Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (54.94%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).