La Unión Province, Peru

La Unión is a province of the Arequipa Region in Peru. Its seat is Cotahuasi.

La Unión
Solimana volcano, La Unión Province
Location of La Unión in the Arequipa Region
CountryPeru
RegionArequipa
CapitalCotahuasi
Area
  Total4,746.4 km2 (1,832.6 sq mi)
Elevation
2,388 m (7,835 ft)
Population
  Total15,662
  Density3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)
UBIGEO0408
Websitewww.municotahuasi.gob.pe

Geography

The Huanzo mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest peaks of the province is Solimana at 6,093 metres (19,990 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1]


Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts which are

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (59.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 40.06% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

gollark: No side effects beside side effects, yes.
gollark: Apiority is not defined.
gollark: Nim has `func`/`proc` with the difference being *side effects*.
gollark: They are calling it pure, even though it is not in fact pure because of IO.
gollark: People *can* make mistakes under some circumstances.

See also

Sources

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007


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