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La Unión province, Peru

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Province in Arequipa, Peru
La Unión
Province
Solimana volcano, La Unión ProvinceSolimana volcano, La Unión Province
Location of La Unión in the Arequipa RegionLocation of La Unión in the Arequipa Region
CountryPeru
RegionArequipa
CapitalCotahuasi
Area
 • Total4,746.4 km (1,832.6 sq mi)
Elevation2,388 m (7,835 ft)
Population
 • Total15,662
 • Density3.3/km (8.5/sq mi)
UBIGEO0408
Websitewww.municotahuasi.gob.pe

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:

Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts which are

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).

See also

Sources

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

External links

15°03′34″S 72°41′28″W / 15.059567°S 72.691083°W / -15.059567; -72.691083


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