Recuay Province
The Recuay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its seat is the town of Recuay.
Recuay | |
|---|---|
 Quñuqqucha with Qiwllarahu in the background | |
 Location of Recuay in the Ancash Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Capital | Recuay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juniors Carrasco Ferrer (2019-2022) |
Geography
The southern parts of the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[1]
- Challwa
- Chunta Punta
- Ichik Qiwlla
- Isku Pata
- Kiswar
- Kunkush
- Kunkush Kancha
- Kunkush Punta
- Kuntur Sinqa
- Kuntur Qaqa
- Kuntur Wayin
- Minapata
- Mururahu
- Puka Allpa
- Puka Hirka
- Puka Qaqa
- Pukarahu (Catac)
- Pukarahu (Ticapampa)
- Puma Wayin
- Qawish
- Qishqi
- Qiwlla Hirka
- Qiwllarahu
- Qullpa Hirka
- Qulluta
- Rukutu Punta
- Sach'a Hirka
- Santun
- Shawanka Punta
- Tantash
- Tuku
- Tunshu Punta
- T'uquyuq
- Wachwaqucha
- Wamas Chakra
- Wank'ap'iti
- Wathiyaqucha
- Wishka Hirka
- Yana Kunkush
- Yanamaray
- Yanaqucha
- Yanarahu
Qiruqucha is one of the largest lakes of the province.
Political division
Recuay is divided into ten districts, which are:
| District | Mayor |
|---|---|
| Catac | Hernan Yolando Perez Alvarado |
| Cotaparaco | Luis Beltran Carranza Ramirez |
| Huayllapampa | Eustorgio Isaac Leon Paico |
| Llacllin | Gerardo Cristobal Ramirez Salome |
| Marca | Lionel Fabio Tolentino Flores |
| Pampas Chico | Juan Teodocio Ibarra Padilla |
| Pararin | Roberto Melchor Requena Garcia |
| Recuay | Milton Duck Leon Vergara |
| Tapacocha | Lenin Uribe Ramos Cosme |
| Ticapampa | Pedro Melecio Cochachin Ortiz |
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (63.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.42% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Sources
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
- inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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