Acobamba Province

Place in Huancavelica, Peru

Acobamba Province

Country	Peru
Region	Huancavelica
Seat	Acobamba
Government
• Mayor	Rolando Vargas Mendoza
Area
• Total	910.82 km² (351.67 sq mi)
Population
• Total	38,208
• Density	42/km² (110/sq mi)
Districts	8
UBIGEO	0902
Website	www.acobamba.hca.mp.gob.pe

The Acobamba Province is the smallest of seven provinces located in the Department of Huancavelica of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Acobamba.

Boundaries

North: Churcampa Province
East: Ayacucho Region
South: Angaraes Province
West: Huancavelica Province

Political division

The province is divided into eight districts, which are:

Acobamba (Acobamba)
Andabamba (Andabamba)
Anta (Anta)
Caja (Caja)
Marcas (Marcas)
Paucará (Paucará)
Pomacocha (Pomacocha)
Rosario (Rosario)

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.83 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[1]