La Unión Province, Peru
# La Unión Province, Peru

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

## 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:

* Allqa Q'awa
* Allqa Walusa
* Anka Phawa (Cond.-La Unión)
* Anka Phawa (Puyca)
* Anqasi
* Aqu Suntu
* Aqu Suntu (Chullumpi)
* Challwa Q'asa
* Chawpi Chawpi
* Chullumpi
* Chunta
* Chunta Pata
* Chhijmuni
* Ch'uwañuma
* Hatun Pata
* Hatun Sisiwa
* Inti Utka
* Janq'u Q'awa
* Kimsa Chata
* Khirki Urqu
* Khuchi Pata
* Lujmani
* Lunq'u
* Llamuqa
* Llimphiq
* Kuntur K'uchu
* Kuntur Sayana
* Kunturi (Cond.-La Unión)
* Kunturi (Ikmaqucha)
* Kunturi (La Unión)
* Kunturillu
* Minasniyuq
* Paxsi
* Pichaqani
* Pilluni
* Pirqasqa
* Pisti Q'asa
* Puka Ranra
* Puka Suntu
* Puka Urqu
* P'umpu Q'asa
* Qarwa K'uchu
* Qarwa Urqu
* Qillqata
* Kimsa Qaqa
* Qullpa
* Qullpa K'uchu
* Q'illu Urqu
* Rumi Urqu
* Saraqutu
* Sullu Marka
* Sunqu Urqu
* Suphu Marka
* Taruja Marka
* Taypi Q'awa
* Tintaya
* Thujsa
* T'ula Qaqa
* Uma Q'asa
* Waych'awi
* Wachu Willka
* Waraqu
* Wayrawiri
* Wayta Urqu
* Waytani
* Wila Quta
* Wiñaw
* Yana Yana
* Yuraq Apachita
* Yuraq Punta
* Yuraq Rumi
* Yuraq Urqu

## Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts which are

* Alca
* Charcana
* Cotahuasi (Province Seat)
* Huaynacotas
* Pampamarca
* Puyca
* Quechualla
* Sayla
* Tauria
* Tomepampa
* Toro

## 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).

