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Arequipa (province)
Arequipa is a province in the Arequipa Region, Peru. Its capital, Arequipa, is Peru's second most populous province of Peru. It borders the provinces of Islay, Camaná, Caylloma, and the Cusco and Puno regions. According to INEI in the year 2014 it has a population of 958.351 people. Geography Some of the highest peaks of the province are Chachani, the Misti volcano and Pikchu Pikchu. Other mountains are listed below: Political division The province is divided into twenty-nine districts ( es, distritos, singular: ''distrito''). Ethnic groups The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (85.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.64% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language and 12.35% using Quechua (2007 Peru Census). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Peru
The provinces of Peru () are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country. They are divided into districts ( es, distritos, links=no). There are 196 provinces in Peru, grouped into 25 regions, except for Lima Province which does not belong to any region. This makes an average of seven provinces per region. The region with the fewest provinces is Callao (one) and the region with the most is Ancash (twenty). While provinces in the sparsely populated Amazon rain forest of eastern Peru tend to be larger, there is a large concentration of them in the north-central area of the country. The province with the fewest districts is Purús Province, with just one district. The province with the most districts is Lima Province, with 43 districts. The most common number of districts per province is eight; a total of 29 provinces share this number of districts. Provinces table The table below shows all provinces with their capitals and the region in which they are locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunturi (Tarucani)
Kunturi (Aymara for condor, Hispanicized spelling ''Condori'') is a mountain in the Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa Province Arequipa is a province in the Arequipa Region, Peru. Its capital, Arequipa, is Peru's second most populous province of Peru. It borders the provinces of Islay, Camaná, Caylloma, and the Cusco and Puno regions. According to INEI in the year 2014 ..., Tarucani District. Kunturi lies south of the El Fraile dam, between Qiñwani ''(Quenuani)'' in the northeast and Pukasaya in the southwest. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Arequipa Region {{Arequipa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuraq Urqu (Arequipa-Moquegua)
Yuraq Urqu (Quechua ''yuraq'' white, ''urqu'' mountain, "white mountain", also spelled ''Yurac Orcco'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province The General Sánchez Cerro Province is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is Omate. The province was named after the former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro. Bo ..., Ubinas District. Yuraq Urqu lies east of Piñani Lake ''(Peñane)''.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa Region) References Mountains of Arequipa Region Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Peru {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuraq Apachita (Arequipa)
Yurac Apacheta (possibly from Quechua ''yuraq'' white, Aymara ''apachita'' the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name for a stone cairn in the Andes, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Yura District, and in the Caylloma Province Caylloma Province is the largest of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. Geography The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Mismi. Other mountains are listed below: Politica ..., Huanca District. References Mountains of Arequipa Region Mountains of Peru {{Peru-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilani
Wilani (Aymara ''wila'' blood, blood-red, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with red color", Hispanicized spelling ''Huilane'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province The General Sánchez Cerro Province is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is Omate. The province was named after the former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro. Bo ..., on the border of the districts Coalaque and Matalaque. Wilani lies southwest of Pukasaya, northwest of Ch'awarani and northeast of Qillqata. References Mountains of Arequipa Region Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Peru {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waqullani
Waqullani (Aymara ''waqulla'' pitcher, jug, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a jug", Hispanicized spelling ''Huacullani'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Yura District, at the border with the Caylloma Province, Yanque District Yanque District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru. Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.28%) lear ....escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Arequipa Province N (Arequipa Region) References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Arequipa Region {{Arequipa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suri Wasi
Suri Wasi (Quechua ''suri'' rhea, ''wasi'' house, "rhea house", Hispanicized spelling ''Surihuasi'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province The General Sánchez Cerro Province is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is Omate. The province was named after the former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro. Bo ..., Ubinas District. Suri Wasi lies southeast of the lakes Chinaqucha and Urququcha.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa Region) References Mountains of Arequipa Region Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Peru {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qullpani (Peru)
Qullpani (Aymara ''qullpa'' saltpeter, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with saltpeter", also spelled ''Cullpane'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Matalaque District. Qullpani lies southwest of the Ubinas Ubinas is an active stratovolcano in the Moquegua Region of southern Peru, approximately east of the city of Arequipa. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it rises above sea level. The volcano's summit is cut by a and caldera, w ... volcano. References Mountains of Arequipa Region Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Peru {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qillqata (Arequipa-Moquegua)
Qillqata (Aymara ''qillqaña'' to write, ''-ta'' a suffix to indicate the participle, "written" or "something written", Hispanicized ''Quelcata'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located southeast of Lake Salinas in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Coalaque District. Some of the highest mountains near Qillqata are Wilani Wilani (Aymara ''wila'' blood, blood-red, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with red color", Hispanicized spelling ''Huilane'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Pro ... in the northeast, Q'uwa Laki in the southeast and Pachakutiq. See also * Takuni References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Moquegua Region {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phichunchäni
Phichunchäni (Aymara ''phichunchä'' a brownish-grey bird (''ä'' stands for a long ''a''), ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with the ''phichunchä'' bird", also spelled ''Pichunchani'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District. Phichunchäni lies northwest of the Ubinas Ubinas is an active stratovolcano in the Moquegua Region of southern Peru, approximately east of the city of Arequipa. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it rises above sea level. The volcano's summit is cut by a and caldera, w ... volcano. References Mountains of Arequipa Region Mountains of Peru {{Arequipa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puka Saya (Arequipa)
Puka Saya (Quechua ''puka'' red, ''saya'' slope, "red slope", also spelled ''Pucasaya'') is a mountain in the Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa Province Arequipa is a province in the Arequipa Region, Peru. Its capital, Arequipa, is Peru's second most populous province of Peru. It borders the provinces of Islay, Camaná, Caylloma, and the Cusco and Puno regions. According to INEI in the year 2014 ..., Tarucani District, north of Lake Salinas. Puka Saya lies southwest of Kunturi. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Arequipa Region {{Arequipa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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