Huancané Province 2.08

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Huancané Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Huancané.GeographyOne of the highest peaks of the district is Khawayuni at approximately 5000m. Other mountains are listed below:Political divisionThe province measures and is divided into eight districts:Ethnic groupsThe people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (53.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.82% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 15.70% using Spanish (2007 Peru Census).