Huancavelica Region

Huancavelica Region
Region
Landscape near the town Huancavelica
Official seal of Huancavelica Region Seal
Location of the Huancavelica Region in Peru
Coordinates:
Country	Peru
Subdivisions	7 provinces and 94 districts
Capital	Huancavelica
Government
• President	Federico Salas Guevara Schultz
Area
• Total	22,131.47 km2 (8,545.01 sq mi)
Population (the 2007 census)
• Total	454,797
• Density	21/km2 (53/sq mi)
UBIGEO	09
ISO 3166 code	PE-HUV
Website	www.regionhuancavelica.gob.pe

View of Pampas in the Tayacaja province

The cathedral of Huancavelica

Scissors Dancers in a regional dance

Huancavelica is a region in Peru with an area of 22,131.47 km² and a population of 454,797 (2007 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by Lima Region and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, and Ayacucho in the east.

Political division

The region is divided into seven provinces.

Province (Capital)

1. Acobamba Province (Acobamba)
2. Angaraes Province (Lircay)
3. Castrovirreyna Province (Castrovirreyna)
4. Churcampa Province (Churcampa)
5. Huancavelica Province (Huancavelica)
6. Huaytará Province (Huaytará)
7. Tayacaja Province (Pampas)

The main cities are Huancavelica, Pampas and Lircay. There are many little districts like Querco in Huancavelica. Querco is a nice little town. Most of the residents are agricultors. They own cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, mules, llamas, goats, chickens, and donkeys.

The People

The region is mostly inhabited by indigenous people of Quechua descent.

Languages

According to the 2007 Peru Census, the language learnt first by most of the residents was Quechua (64.03%) followed by Spanish (35.67%). The following table shows the results concerning the language learnt first in the Huancavelica Region by province:

Province	Quechua	Aymara	Asháninka	Another native language	Spanish	Foreign language	Deaf or mute	Total
Acobamba	51,338	49	11	10	8,261	-	78	59,747
Angaraes	40,669	62	7	7	10,922	-	56	51,723
Castrovirreyna	4,093	14	1	3	14,168	-	73	18,352
Churcampa	33,025	27	4	19	8,542	3	127	41,747
Huancavelica	73,340	117	28	13	59,544	4	157	133,203
Huaytara	5,670	13	4	3	16,218	2	28	21,938
Tayacaja	63,950	91	23	15	33,900	1	242	98,222
Total	272,085	373	78	70	151,555	10	761	424,932
%	64.03	0.09	0.02	0.02	35.67	0.00	0.18	100.00

Education

The Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica located in Huancavelica is the only university in the region and it has branches in Pampas, Lircay, Acobamba and Castrovirreyna.

Health

The region has two hospitals located in Huancavelica and Pampas. There are clinics and medical post in most of the towns.

Transportation

The region is connected with the neighboring regions by national roads, which are paved in most cases. There are regional and local roads that are serving the towns of the regions. Huancavelica has a train service with the city Huancayo.

See also

• Aknuqucha
• Chunta mountain range
• Chuqlluqucha
• Inka Wasi
• Urququcha
• Warmiqucha

External links

• Official regional site
• Official municipal site