Aymaraes Province 2.57

Aymaraes Province is the largest of seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Chalhuanca. The province was founded by General Simón Bolívar on June 21, 1824.BoundariesNorth: Andahuaylas Province, Abancay ProvinceEast: Abancay Province, Antabamba ProvinceSouth: Ayacucho RegionWest: Ayacucho Region, Andahuaylas ProvinceGeographyOne of the highest peaks of the province is Pisti at approximately 5100m. Other mountains are listed below:Political divisionThe province measures and is divided into seventeen districts:Ethnic groupsThe people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (71.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.61% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.15 % using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).