Grau Province

Grau
Province

Location of Grau in the Apurímac Region
Country Peru
Region Apurímac
Capital Chuquibambilla
Area
  Total 2,174.52 km2 (839.59 sq mi)
Population
  Total 27,574
  Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
UBIGEO 0307

Grau Province is one of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Chuquibambilla.

The province was named after the naval officer Miguel Grau Seminario.

Boundaries

Political division

The province measures 2,174.52 square kilometres (839.59 sq mi) and is divided into fourteen districts:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.17% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.22% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

Sources

  1. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

Coordinates: 14°06′50″S 72°42′54″W / 14.11389°S 72.71500°W / -14.11389; -72.71500


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