Cangallo is a province located in the Ayacucho Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up the region. The province has a population of 36,977 inhabitants as of census 2005. The capital of the province is the city of Cangallo.
Boundaries North: province of Huamanga East: province of Vilcas Huamán South: province of Víctor Fajardo West: Huancavelica Region
Geography One of the highest mountains of the province is Chiqllarasu at . Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the provinces of Cangallo and Huamanga (Ayacucho Region)
Political division The province extends over an area of and is divided into six districts:
Cangallo (Cangallo) Chuschi (Chuschi) Los Morochucos (Pampa Cangallo) María Parado de Bellido (Pomabamba) Paras (Paras) Totos (Totos)
Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
Archaeology Various archaeological sites of the province were declared a National Cultural Heritage. Some of the most important sites of the province are listed below:El Peruano, Normas Legales, p. 243766 and 243767, May 8, 2003, LimaGobierno Regional de Ayacucho, Plan de Desarrollo Turístico de la Región Ayacucho 2004 – 2014, Aprobado mediante Ordenanza de Consejo Regional N° 03 - 04 - GRA/PRES
Anta Q'asa, Apachita Achamarka, Apachita Awqanqa, Apachita Manchayniyuq, Kunkachayuq, Llaqta Punta, Marka, Ñawpa Llaqta, Pirwaylla, Turichayuq, Wakuya, Waman Pukyu, Wantay Llamuqu, Waña Q'asa and Wichinka in the district of Paras Añas Qullpa, Kullku Wasi, Pillwa Pampa and Pisqu Pata in the district of Totos
See also Yanaqucha
Sources
External links Portal de Cangallo Primera web de Cangallo