Marañón province
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Province in Huánuco, Peru
Marañón | |
|---|---|
| Location of Marañón in the Huánuco Region Location of Marañón in the Huánuco Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Capital | Huacrachuco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anibal Valverde |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,801.50 km2 (1,853.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 24,734 |
| • Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1007 |
Marañón is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huacrachuco. The province has a population of 23,000 inhabitants as of 2002.
Boundaries
- North: La Libertad Region, San Martín Region
- East: province of Leoncio Prado
- South: province of Huacaybamba
- West: Ancash Region
Political division
The province is divided into three districts, which are:
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (74.84%) learned to speak in childhood, 24.75% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[1]
See also
Sources
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013年01月27日 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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