Canas_Province

Canas Province

Canas Province

Province in Cusco, Peru

Canas Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

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Geography

The La Raya mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1]

Political division

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

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.13% of the residents started speaking in Spanish.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canas Province and the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. [2]
    inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

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