Yauyos Province (original) (raw)
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Province in Lima, Peru
Yauyos | |
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Province | |
Lake Pumaqucha in the Yauyos Province | |
FlagCoat of arms | |
Location of Yauyos in the Lima Region | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Lima |
Capital | Yauyos |
Government | |
• Mayor | Elva Filomena Dionisio Inga(2019-2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 6,901.58 km2 (2,664.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,874 m (9,429 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,463 |
• Density | 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 1510 |
Website | www.muniyauyos.gob.pe |
The Yauyos Province is a province located in the Lima Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up that region.
- North: Huarochirí Province
- East: Junín Region, Huancavelica Region
- South: Ica Region
- West: Cañete Province
The Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve lies in the Yauyos Province. Aqupallqa, Llunk'uti, Qutuni, Runchu, T'uru and Wankarqucha of the Cordillera Central of Peru belong to the highest mountains of the province. They all reach altitudes above 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains of the province include:[1]
- Altarniyuq
- Anka Puyku
- Anta P'unqu
- Aqu P'unqu
- Aqu Puyku Punta
- Aqupallqa
- Awki Sunqu
- Chaka Punta
- Chakraqucha
- Chili Punta
- Chuntani
- Hatun Pawka
- Hatun Punta
- Kachi Kancha
- Kachi Raqra
- Kancha Q'asa
- Kaywa
- Kima Rumi
- Kiwyu
- Kulliq
- Kunkayuq
- Kuntur Punta
- Kuntur Waqta
- K'isi Kancha
- Llamayuq
- Marayniyuq
- Mina Ukru
- Misitu
- Mit'u
- Muchka
- Muki (Huancaya-Tomas)
- Muki (Tanta)
- Palta Rumi
- Paqarin Pawka
- Paquchi
- Parya Chaka
- Paryaqaqa
- Pinkuyllu
- Puka Puka
- Pukap Siqin
- Pukyu Rumi
- Puma Ranra
- Puma Rawkha
- Pumaqucha
- Phiruruyuq
- P'allqa
- Qarwa Qhata
- Qullqiyuq Punta
- Qutuni
- Quyllur
- Q'umir Pampa
- Rinriyuq
- Runchu
- Ruphasqa
- Sankha Ukru
- Sapallan Warmi
- Saqsa
- Sinchi Marka Punta
- Siq'i
- Tunshu Pampa
- T'uruyuq
- Uchku
- Ukru Ukru
- Uman
- Upyanqa
- Uqi Uqi
- Uqish Punta
- Uqsha
- Wachwa Runtu
- Wachwa Runtuna
- Wamalla
- Wamanripa
- Wampuru
- Wamp'una
- Waylla
- Waylla Waqran
- Wayna Qutuni
- Wayu Marka
- Wila Wila
- Winsu
- Wiñaq
- Wiqu
- Yana Punta
- Yana P'unqu
- Yana Uqsha
- Yana Urqu
- Yunka Warmi
- Yuraq Ñan
Some of the largest lakes of the province are listed below:[1]
- Challwaqucha
- Ch'uspiqucha
- Mulluqucha
- Ñawinpukyu
- Papaqucha
- Pawqarqucha
- Pikiqucha
- Pisququcha
- Pumaqucha
- Qiwllaqucha
- Quchapampa
- Tikllaqucha
- Wask'aqucha
During the 2007 Peru earthquake, Yauyos suffered major damage.
The capital of this province is the city of Yauyos. The province extends over an area of 6,901.58 square kilometers (2,664.71 sq mi) and is divided into 33 districts:
| Yauyos Alis Ayauca Ayaviri Azángaro Cacra Carania Catahuasi Chocos Cochas Colonia | Hongos Huampara Huancaya Huangascar Huantán Huañec Laraos Lincha Madean Miraflores Omas | Putinza Quinches Quinocay San Joaquín San Pedro de Pilas Tanta Tauripampa Tomas Tupe Viñac Vitis | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
The province has a population of 28,000 inhabitants as of 2002. One distinctive cultural trait of the province is that the Tupe district is home to the small ethnic minority who speak the indigenous Jaqaru/Kawki language, a linguistic curiosity as the only surviving relative of Aymara, spoken far to the south in the Altiplano. Besides that, several archaic Quechua dialects are spoken in some districts (Huacarpana, Apurí, Madean, Viñac, Azángaro, Huangáscar, Chocos, Cacra, Hongos, Tanta, Lincha, Tomás, Alis, Huancaya, Vitis, and Laraos). However, all these dialects and languages, respectively, are in danger of extinction.
- (in Spanish) Official provincial web site
12°27′51″S 75°55′24″W / 12.4641°S 75.9233°W / -12.4641; -75.9233