La Unión is a province of the Arequipa Region in Peru. Its seat is Cotahuasi.

Geography

The Huanzo mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest peaks of the province is Solimana at 6093 m. Other mountains are listed below: • Allqa Q'awa • Allqa Walusa • Anka Phawa (Cond.-La Unión) • Anka Phawa (Puyca) • Anqasi • Aqu Suntu • Aqu Suntu (Chullumpi) • Challwa Q'asa • Chawpi Chawpi • Chullumpi • Chunta • Chunta Pata • Chhijmuni • Ch'uwañuma • Hatun Pata • Hatun Sisiwa • Inti Utka • Janq'u Q'awa • Kimsa Chata • Khirki Urqu • Khuchi Pata • Lujmani • Lunq'u • Llamuqa • Llimphiq • Kuntur K'uchu • Kuntur Sayana • Kunturi (Cond.-La Unión) • Kunturi (Ikmaqucha) • Kunturi (La Unión) • Kunturillu • Minasniyuq • Paxsi • Pichaqani • Pilluni • Pirqasqa • Pisti Q'asa • Puka Ranra • Puka Suntu • Puka Urqu • P'umpu Q'asa • Qarwa K'uchu • Qarwa Urqu • Qillqata • Kimsa Qaqa • Qullpa • Qullpa K'uchu • Q'illu Urqu • Rumi Urqu • Saraqutu • Sullu Marka • Sunqu Urqu • Suphu Marka • Taruja Marka • Taypi Q'awa • Tintaya • Thujsa • T'ula Qaqa • Uma Q'asa • Waych'awi • Wachu Willka • Waraqu • Wayrawiri • Wayta Urqu • Waytani • Wila Quta • Wiñaw • Yana Yana • Yuraq Apachita • Yuraq Punta • Yuraq Rumi • Yuraq Urqu

Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts which are

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (59.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 40.06% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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