Castilla Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. It was named after Ramón Castilla.

Geography

The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Coropuna at 6425 m above sea level. Other mountains are listed below: • Apachita • Asiruta • Asnu Wañusqa • Ayri Qutu • Challwani • Chila • Chinchun • Chuqi P'unqu • Chuqi Pirwa • Chila (Cast.-Caylloma) • Chila Pilluni • Ch'illkayuq • Ch'uwañuma • Ikma • Janq'u Qala • Kimsa Chata • Kiska P'anqa • Kuntur • Kuntur Qaqa • Kunturkhacha • Llallawi • Minasniyuq • Pampa Qullqa • Puka Mawras • Puka Mawras (Andagua) • Puma Ranra • Pilluni • Phusuqu • P'aqu Urqu • P'isqi P'isqi • Qallwa • Qaqamayu • Qinchaña • Qullpa • Q'illa Q'illa • Q'illu Q'illu • Qillqani • Sama Q'asa • Sani • Sawsi • Sukna • Sulimana • Sulluku Llawa • Sunqu • Tiklla • Tiklla (Qaqamayu) • Tuqlla Tuqlla • T'iksu • Uqi Q'asa • Usqullu • Wakapallqa • Waman Quri • Wamanripayuq • Wanqa • Waña Q'awa • Waqrawiri • Waylla Tarpuna • Wayrani • Wayta • Wayta Kuntur Sinqa • Wayllayuq • Willkani • Yana Mawras • Yana Qaqa • Yana Urqu • Yanawara • Yanqha • Yuraq Q'asa Machuqucha is one of the largest lakes of the province.

Political division

The province is divided into fourteen districts which are, with its capital in parentheses:

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent, as well as European descendants of Spanish settlers. Spanish, is the language which the majority of the population (79.72%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.52% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 1.51% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).

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