Department of Huancavelica

Departments of Peru

Department in 7 provinces and 94 districts, Peru

Huancavelica

Departamento de Huancavelica (Spanish)
Wankawillka suyu (Quechua)

Department

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Location of the Department of Huancavelica in Peru

Coordinates: 13°01′S 75°05′W﻿ / ﻿13.02°S 75.09°W﻿ / -13.02; -75.09
Country| Peru
Subdivisions| 7 provinces and 94 districts
Capital| Huancavelica
Government

• Governor| Maciste Díaz Abad
Area

• Total

| 22,131.47 km2 (8,545.01 sq mi)
Population

(2017)

• Total

| 347,639
• Density| 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
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ISO 3166 code| PE-HUV
Website| www.regionhuancavelica.gob.pe
View of Pampas in the Tayacaja province The cathedral of Huancavelica Scissors Dancers in a regional dance

Huancavelica (Spanish pronunciation: [waŋkaβeˈlika] ⓘ) is a department and region in Peru with an area of 22,131.47 km2 (8,545.01 sq mi) and a population of 347,639 (2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, and Ayacucho in the east.

## Political division

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The department is divided into seven provinces.

Province (Capital)

1. Acobamba Province (Acobamba)
2. Angaraes Province (Lircay)
3. Castrovirreyna Province (Castrovirreyna)
4. Churcampa Province (Churcampa)
5. Huancavelica Province (Huancavelica)
6. Huaytará Province (Huaytará)
7. Tayacaja Province (Pampas)

The main cities are Huancavelica, Pampas and Lircay. There are many little districts like Querco in Huancavelica. Querco is a nice little town. Most of the residents are agricultors. They own cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, mules, llamas, goats, chickens, and donkeys.

## Demographics

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The region is mostly inhabited by indigenous people of Quechua descent.

### Languages

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According to the 2007 Peru Census, the language learnt first by most of the residents was Quechua (64.03%) followed by Spanish (35.67%). The Quechua variety spoken in Huancavelica is Chanka Quechua. The following table shows the results concerning the language learnt first in the department of Huancavelica by province:[1]

Province  | Quechua | Aymara | Asháninka | Another native language  | Spanish | Foreign language  | Deaf or mute  | Total

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Acobamba  | 51,338  | 49  | 11  | 10  | 8,261  | \-  | 78  | 59,747
Angaraes  | 40,669  | 62  | 7  | 7  | 10,922  | \-  | 56  | 51,723
Castrovirreyna  | 4,093  | 14  | 1  | 3  | 14,168  | \-  | 73  | 18,352
Churcampa  | 33,025  | 27  | 4  | 19  | 8,542  | 3  | 127  | 41,747
Huancavelica  | 73,340  | 117  | 28  | 13  | 59,544  | 4  | 157  | 133,203
Huaytara  | 5,670  | 13  | 4  | 3  | 16,218  | 2  | 28  | 21,938
Tayacaja  | 63,950  | 91  | 23  | 15  | 33,900  | 1  | 242  | 98,222
Total | 272,085  | 373  | 78  | 70  | 151,555  | 10  | 761  | 424,932
% | 64.03  | 0.09  | 0.02  | 0.02  | 35.67  | 0.00  | 0.18  | 100.00

## Education

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The National University of Huancavelica is the only university in the region and it has branches in Pampas, Lircay, Acobamba and Castrovirreyna.

## Health

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The region has two hospitals located in Huancavelica and Pampas. There are clinics and medical post in most of the towns.[citation needed]

## Transportation

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The region is connected with the neighboring regions by national roads, which are paved in most cases. There are regional and local roads that are serving the towns of the regions. Huancavelica has a train service with the city of Huancayo.

## Notable natives

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* Lina Medina, world's youngest mother

## Authorities

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* Governor: Rubén Alva Ochoa (2015–2018)

## See also

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* Aknuqucha
* Chunta mountain range
* Chuqlluqucha
* Inka Wasi
* Urququcha
* Warmiqucha

## Sources

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1. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Huancavelica Department.

* Official regional site
* Official municipal site

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Department capitals of Peru

* Chachapoyas (Amazonas)
* Huaraz (Ancash)
* Abancay (Apurímac)
* Arequipa (Arequipa)
* Ayacucho (Ayacucho)
* Cajamarca (Cajamarca)
* Callao (Callao)
* Cusco (Cusco)
* Huancavelica (Huancavelica)
* Huánuco (Huánuco)
* Ica (Ica)
* Huancayo (Junín)
* Trujillo (La Libertad)
* Chiclayo (Lambayeque)
* Lima
* Huacho (Department of Lima)
* Iquitos (Loreto)
* Puerto Maldonado (Madre de Dios)
* Moquegua (Moquegua)
* Cerro de Pasco (Pasco)
* Piura (Piura)
* Puno (Puno)
* Moyobamba (San Martín)
* Tacna (Tacna)
* Tumbes (Tumbes)
* Pucallpa (Ucayali)

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Regions of Peru

* Amazonas
* Áncash
* Apurímac
* Arequipa
* Ayacucho
* Cajamarca
* Callao
* Cusco
* Huancavelica
* Huánuco
* Ica
* Junín
* La Libertad
* Lambayeque
* Lima
* Loreto
* Madre de Dios
* Moquegua
* Pasco
* Piura
* Puno
* San Martín
* Tacna
* Tumbes
* Ucayali

Peru's Lima Province is not part of any region.

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