Pachitea Province

Pachitea
Province

Location of Pachitea in the Huánuco Region
Country Peru
Region Huánuco
Capital Panao
Government
  Mayor Cayo Rojas Rivera
Area
  Total 2,629.96 km2 (1,015.43 sq mi)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 51,861
  Density 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
UBIGEO 1008

The Pachitea Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is Panao.

Boundaries

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1]

Political division

The province is divided into four districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (52.69%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.98% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

Sources

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pachitea Province (Huánuco Region)
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

Coordinates: 9°53′58″S 75°57′23″W / 9.8995°S 75.9565°W / -9.8995; -75.9565

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