Condesuyos Province

Condesuyos
Condesuyos
Province
	Qurupuna volcano, Condesuyos Province
	Coat of arms
	Location of Condesuyos in the Arequipa Region
Country	Peru
Region	Arequipa
Capital	Chuquibamba
Government
• Mayor	Miguel Angel Manchego Llerena (2007)
Area
• Total	6,958.4 km2 (2,686.7 sq mi)
Population
• Total	18,963
• Density	2.7/km2 (7.1/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0406

Condesuyos Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. Its seat is Chuquibamba.

Geography[]

The Andean Volcanic Belt and the Wansu mountain range traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:^[1]

Allqa Q'awa
Anka Phawa
Anta Puna
Chuqllu Chuqllu
Hatun K'irawniyuq
Hatun Q'asa
Inka Misa
Janq'u Q'awa
Kuntur Pillu
Kuntur Salla
Kuntur Sayana
Kunturi
Misani
Misawana Mawras
Ñawicha
Puka Qaqa
Pukara (Condesuyos)
Pukara (Salamanca)
Pukyu Uma
Puma Wasi
Puma Ranra (Castilla-Cond.)
Puma Ranra (Cond.)
Qillqata
Qucha Q'asa
Quyllur Umasqa
Q'illuqucha
Rinri Q'asa
Qurupuna
Saraqutu
Saxa Q'awa
Sulimana
Sunqu Urqu
Tanka
Tirani
T'allani Urqu
Uma Qala
Waraqu
Waych'awi
Waych'a Waqi
Yana Qaqa
Yana Yana
Yana Urqu
Yaritayuq Apachita
Yuraq Q'asa
Yuraq Urqu

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 (73.02%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.37% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

Sources[]

^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007