Tayacaja province

Tayacaja is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Pampas. The province has a population of 116,371 inhabitants as of 2002.

Boundaries

North: Junín Region
East: Ayacucho Region, Churcampa province
South: Huancavelica province
West: Junín Region

Political division

Tayacaja is divided into eighteen districts, which are:

Geography

One of the highest peaks in the district is Chawpi Urqu at approximately. Other mountains are listed below:

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, 34.51% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language.