Huanca Sancos is a province in central Ayacucho, Peru. On April 3, 1983, Shining Path terrorists entered the town of Lucanamarca and killed 69 people.
Huanca Sancos | |
|---|---|
 Location of Huanca Sancos in the Ayacucho Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Capital | Huanca Sancos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cirilo Pacheco Vilchez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,862.33 km2 (1,105.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,408 m (11,181 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,120 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 0503 |
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1]
- Allqa Wasi
- Aqu Chupa
- Aqu Muqu
- Aqu Q'asa
- Atuq Wachanan
- Aya Mach'ay
- Challwana
- Chawpi Urqu
- Chuqllu
- Chuntani
- Chupa Urqu
- Hatun Kinwa
- Hatun Pampa
- Hatun Ranra
- Hatun Saywa
- Hatun Waraqu
- Inka Wasi
- Inti Watana
- Killa Q'asa
- Kiswar
- Kuntur Qaqa
- Kuntur Sinqa
- Kuntur Wasi
- Kunturillu
- K'ichki Qaqa
- Lluqsiyuq
- Machu
- Millpuq
- Millpuq Urqu
- Minasniyuq Urqu
- Misa Rumi
- Ninalla Urqu
- Pampa Mach'ay
- Parya
- Pata Wasi
- Pichu Q'asa
- Pirwalla
- Puka Kancha
- Puka P'unqu
- Puka Qaqa
- Puka Saywa
- Puka Urqu
- Puma Ranra
- Puywanniyuq
- Phiruru
- P'isqu Pallana
- P'ukru Wasi
- Qaqa Wasi
- Qillqalla Q'asa
- Qiwllaqucha
- Qiwllari
- Qucha Wasi
- Qullpa
- Q'asa Wasi
- Q'illu Q'asa
- Q'illu Urqu
- Q'iru Chuku
- Titanka
- Titankayuq
- Urqu Pata
- Urqunqucha
- Usnu
- Wachu Wasi
- Wank'a Saywa
- Wansu
- Waraqu
- Waylla Q'asa
- Waylla Urqu
- Wayra Pata
- Wayta Wayta
- Waytaqucha
- Wichinka Pata
- Wisk'acha Rumi
- Wisk'achayuq
- Yana Kusma
- Yana Q'asa
- Yana Uqsha
- Yana Urqu
- Yanawaqra
- Yuraq Mach'ay
- Yuraq Urqu
Political division
The province extends over an area of 2,862.33 square kilometres (1,105.15 sq mi) and is divided into four districts.
- Sancos (Huanca Sancos)
- Carapo (Carapo)
- Sacsamarca (Sacsamarca)
- Santiago de Lucanamarca (Lucanamarca)
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, while 18.72% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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