Ambo Province

Ambo
Province

The village of Quchachini

Location of Ambo in the Huánuco Region
Country Peru
Region Huánuco
Capital Ambo
Government
  Mayor Concepcion Eusebio Palacios Briceño
Area
  Total 1,581.00 km2 (610.43 sq mi)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 54,588
  Density 35/km2 (89/sq mi)
UBIGEO 1002

The Ambo Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huacrachuco.

Boundaries

Political division

The province is divided into eight districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (74.53%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.22% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

Sources

  1. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007


Coordinates: 10°08′S 76°12′W / 10.133°S 76.200°W / -10.133; -76.200

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