Canas province

Canas
Province
Chilliwa (Festuca dolichophylla) growing at the Apurímac River in the Canas Province
Flag
Location of Canas in the Cusco Region
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Capital	Yanaoca
Government
• Mayor	Juan Francisco Melendez Nina (2007)
Area
• Total	2,103.76 km2 (812.27 sq mi)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	42,368
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0805

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

Geography

The La Raya mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

• Anka Suka
• Aqu Saya
• Chimpulla
• Ch'iyar Jaqhi
• Ch'uwaña
• Hatun Ichhuna Kunka
• Hatun Ñan
• Huch'uy K'uchu
• Kunka
• Kuntur Sallana
• Kuntur Sinqa
• Laramani
• Mik'aya
• Pawka
• Pichaqani
• Puka Kancha
• Puka Urqu
• Pukara
• Q'ululu Kinray
• Sapan Warmi
• Tunka Suka
• Tuqtu
• Wanu Kunka
• Yana Ranra
• Yana Urqu
• Yawri Kunka

Political division

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

• Checca (Checca)
• Kunturkanki (El Descanso)
• Langui (Langui)
• Layo (Layo)
• Pampamarca (Pampamarca)
• Quehue (Quehue)
• Túpac Amaru (Tungasuca)
• Yanaoca (Yanaoca)

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.13% of the residents started speaking in Spanish.

See also

• Tupay Tuqtu