Paucartambo Province

Paucartambo Province (from Quechua: Pawqar Tampu, meaning "colo(u)red tambo") is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

Boundaries

 * North: Madre de Dios Region
 * East: Quispicanchi Province
 * South: Quispicanchi Province
 * West: Calca Province

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

• Ananta Q'asa

• Anti Pukara

• Apachita Q'asa

• Aqu Urqu

• Atuq Wachana

• Chawpi Urqu

• Chupa Kancha

• Hatun Allpapata

• Inti Qhawarina

• Jach'a Sira

• Kuntur Sinqa

• Luychu Urqu

• Llama Kunka

• Minasniyuq

• Pukara

• Pukara Q'asa

• Pumakancha

• P'allqa Qaqa

• P'unquchayuq

• Qhispi Rumiyuq

• Qullpa Qhata

• Qullqi Urquna

• Qullqip'unqu

• Qullqiri

• Quri

• Q'illu Unuyuq

• Raqch'i Raqch'iyuq

• Saywa Urqu

• Suni Urqu

• Tawa Pukara

• Tawqa

• Uqayuq

• Wankarani

• Willulluni

• Yana Urqu

Political division
The province is divided into six districts (distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:


 * Caicay (Caicay)
 * Challabamba (Challabamba)
 * Colquepata (Colquepata)
 * Huancarani (Huancarani)
 * Kosñipata (Pillcopata)
 * Paucartambo (Paucartambo)

Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua ethnicity. According to the 2007 national census, Quechua is the first language of the great majority of the population (85.56%); 13.51% of the residents learned Spanish as their first language (2007 Peru Census).