Parinacochas province

Parinacochas is a province located in the Ayacucho Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up that region. The province has a population of 24,028 inhabitants as of 2002. The capital of the province is Coracora.

Boundaries

North: Apurímac Region
East: province of Paucar del Sara Sara
South: Arequipa Region
West: province of Lucanas

Geography

The highest mountain in the province is Sara Sara at on the border to the Paucar del Sara Sara Province. Other mountains are listed below:

Political division

The province extends over an area of and is divided into eight 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, 44.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language.