Anta Province is one of thirteen
provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
in the
Cusco Region in the southern highlands of
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = National seal
, national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
.
Geography
The
Willkapampa mountain range traverses the province. The highest peak of the province is
Sallqantay at . Other mountains are listed below:
Political division
The province is divided into nine
districts ( es, distritos, singular: ''distrito''), each of which is headed by a mayor (''alcalde''). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
*
Ancahuasi (
Ancahuasi)
*
Anta (
Anta)
*
Cachimayo (
Cachimayo)
*
Chinchaypujio (
Chinchaypujio)
*
Huarocondo (
Huarocondo)
*
Limatambo (
Limatambo)
*
Mollepata (
Mollepata)
*
Pucyura (
Pucyura)
*
Zurite (
Zurite)
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly
indigenous
Indigenous may refer to:
*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention
*Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band
*Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...
citizens of
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
descent.
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
is the language which the majority of the population (70.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.35% of the residents started speaking in
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
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INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also
* Chukchu Chukchu (Quechua for malaria)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is the name of a festival and a satirical danceMiguel A. López Loli, Chukchu: Danzando con la enfermedad, ...
* Kachimayu
* Killarumiyuq
* Quriwayrachina
* Tampukancha
Tampukancha ( Quechua, '' tampu'' inn, ''kancha'' enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses, Hispanicized ''Tambocancha'', also ''Tambokancha'') is an ancient Incan religious center located in Peru. It is located in the Cusc ...
* Tarawasi
* Wat'a
Sources
Provinces of the Cusco Region
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