Parinacochas Province
# Parinacochas Province

The Parinacochas Province is a province located in the Ayacucho Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up that region. The province has a population of 24,028 inhabitants as of 2002. The capital of the province is Coracora.

## Boundaries

* North: Apurímac Region
* East: Paucar del Sara Sara Province
* South: Arequipa Region
* West: Lucanas Province

## Geography

The highest mountain in the province is Sara Sara at 5,505 m (18,061 ft) on the border to the Paucar del Sara Sara Province. Other mountains are listed below:

* Allqa Q'awa
* Anta P'unqu
* Apachitayuq
* Aqu Q'asa
* Chachakuma
* Challwa Q'asa
* Chawpi Urqu
* Chuku Chuku
* Chunta
* Hatun Qiwuña
* Iskay Pata
* Kiswar
* Kiswarniyuq
* Kuntur Qhata
* Kunturi
* Kunturillu
* Lunq'u
* Maranniyuq
* Millu
* Milluni
* Pilluni
* Pirqa
* Pirwa
* Pisqa Pukyu
* Puka Kunka
* Puka Mach'ay
* Puka Punchu
* Puka Puka
* Puka Ranra
* Puka Saywa
* Pukaqucha
* Pumawiri
* Phiruru
* Qiwña Urqu
* Qullpa Pampa
* Qullqata
* Quriwiri
* Qhata Urqu
* Q'ara Pukyu
* Q'illu
* Q'illu Q'asa
* Q'illu Urqu (Luc.-Par.)
* Q'illu Urqu (Par.)
* Ranrayuq
* Silla Q'asa
* Suparawra
* Uqhu Sinqa
* Wachwani
* Waman Pirqa
* Wamanqucha
* Wamanripa
* Wayunka
* Yana Mach'ay
* Yana Qaqa
* Yana Saya
* Yana Urqu
* Yaritayuq
* Yuraq Phiruru
* Yuraq Q'asa

## Political division

The province extends over an area of 5,968.32 square kilometres (2,304.38 sq mi) and is divided into eight districts:

* Coracora
* Chumpi
* Coronel Castañeda
* Pacapausa
* Pullo
* Puyusca
* San Francisco de Ravacayco
* Upahuacho

## Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (54.94%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

