Antabamba Province is one of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Antabamba.

Boundaries

Geography

Antabamba Province covers an area of 1242.33 km2. The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below: • Allqa Walusa • Aqu Q'asa • Chachakumani • Chaku Q'asa • Chankuwaña • Hatun Qillqa • Hatun Q'asa • Hatunqullpa • Huch'uy Sara Sara • Ikma • Inti Utka • Kimsaqucha • Kisu Qutu • Kiswarani • Kuntur Wachana • Kuntur Wasi • Kunturi • Luychu • Lunq'u • Llamuqa • Llaqtarana • Llulluch'a • Lluqu Chuyma • Maranniyuq • Millu • Mina Q'asa • Misa Urqu • Muntirayuq • Muruq'u • Pachak Pata • Paychi (Antabamba) • Paychi (Antabamba-Esp. Medr.) • Pilluni • Pirqa • Puka Puka • Puka Ranra • Puka Urqu (Antabamba) • Puka Urqu (Oropesa) • Puka Willka • Pumanuta • Phiruru • Qillqa • Quncha Urqu • Quri Pawkara • Quri Waraqa • Q'illu • Q'illu Pachaka • Q'illu Urqu • Q'illu Wachu • Runtu Quri • Runtuqucha • Salli • Sara Sara • Saywa Punta • Sisiwa • Suntur • Sura Kallanka • Surapata • Taruja Marka • T'alla Kallanka • Uqi Saywa • Urpi Marka • Utkhu • Waman Ch'arpa • Wamanripa • Wank'ayuq Saywa • Waytani • Wayunka • Wila Quta • Willkarana • Wiska • Yana Ranra • Yana Uqhu • Yana Urqu • Yawriwiri • Yuraq Qaqa • Yuraq Urqu • Yuraq Wasina

Districts

The province is divided into seven districts:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.26% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.28% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).

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