Caravelí Province
Caravelí Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.
Caravelí | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Arequipa |
Capital | Caravelí |
Government | |
• Mayor | Diego Arturo Montesinos Neyra (2019-2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 13,139.86 km2 (5,073.33 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 41,346 |
• Density | 3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 0403 |
Website | www.municaraveli.gob.pe |
Political divisions
The province is divided into thirteen districts which are:
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (84.24%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.49% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 1.07 % using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[1]
See also
Sources
- inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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