Anta province

Anta
Province
The archaeological site of Tarawasi in the province of Anta
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Location of Anta in the Cusco Region
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Capital	Anta
Government
• Mayor	Wiliam Loaiza Ramos
Area
• Total	1,876.12 km2 (724.37 sq mi)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	57,905
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0803
Website	www.anta.cus.mp.gob.pe

Anta is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

Geography

The Willkapampa mountain range traverses the province. The highest peak of the province is Sallqantay at 6,271 metres (20,574 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

• Amparay
• Anawillka Q'asa
• Aqu Q'asa
• Aya Samachina
• Hatun Q'asa
• Hatun Urqu
• Imillay
• Llama Wasi
• Minasniyuq
• Muyuq
• Pitu Phaqcha
• Puka Q'asa
• Qiwllawina
• Sinqa
• Sullu Qaqa
• Suray
• Tiklla
• Tukarway
• Uqhupampa
• Yana Qaqa
• Yanaqucha
• Yawar Quchayuq

Political division

The province is divided into nine districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

• Ancahuasi (Ancahuasi)
• Anta (Anta)
• Cachimayo (Cachimayo)
• Chinchaypujio (Chinchaypujio)
• Huarocondo (Huarocondo)
• Limatambo (Limatambo)
• Mollepata (Mollepata)
• Pucyura (Pucyura)
• Zurite (Zurite)

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.35% of the residents started speaking in Spanish.

See also

• Chukchu
• Kachimayu
• Killarumiyuq
• Quriwayrachina
• Tampukancha
• Tarawasi
• Wat'a

Sources

The pampa de Anta, a plateau, contains some of best communal cultivated lands in the provinces of Anta and Cusco. It is located at around 3000 meters above sea level, and is used to cultivate mainly high altitude crops such as potatoes, tarwi (edible lupin), barley and quinoa.