Cotabambas province

Cotabambas is a province located in the Apurímac Region of Peru. The province has a population of 44,028 inhabitants. The capital of this province is the city of Tambobamba.

Boundaries

North: Cusco Region
East: Cusco Region
South: Cusco Region
West: provinces of Abancay, Grau and Antabamba

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the province is Wiska at approximately. Other mountains are listed below:

Political division

The province extends over an area of and is divided into six districts:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population learnt to speak in childhood, 9.55% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.17% using Aymara.