Paucartambo province

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

Boundaries

North: Madre de [Dios Region]
East: province of Quispicanchi
South: province of Quispicanchi
West: province of Calca

Geography

Some of the highest mountains in the province are listed below:

Political division

The province is divided into six districts, each of which is headed by a mayor. The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

Caicay
Challabamba
Colquepata
Huancarani
Kosñipata
Paucartambo [District, Paucartambo|Paucartambo]

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly Indigenous [peoples of the Americas|indigenous] citizens of Quechua ethnicity. According to the 2007 national census, Quechua is the first language of the great majority of the population ; 13.51% of the residents learned Spanish as their first language.