Dos de Mayo Province 1.65

The Dos de Mayo Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of La Unión.BoundariesNorth: Huamalíes ProvinceEast: Leoncio Prado ProvinceSouth: Huánuco Province, Yarowilca Province and Lauricocha ProvinceWest: Ancash RegionGeographySome of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Political divisionThe province is divided into nine districts, which are: Chuquis La Unión Marías Pachas Quivilla Ripán Shunqui Sillapata YanasEthnic groupsThe province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (59.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, 39.87% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).