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Aija | |
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Aija, the capital of the province | |
Location of Aija in the Ancash Region | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Capital | Aija |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pedro Moisés Toque Ita (2019-2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 696.72 km2 (269.01 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,136 |
• Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
The Aija Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.
Geography
The Cordillera Negra traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1]
- Aqu Kancha
- Chaka Wayin
- Kiswar Punta
- Kunkush
- Kuntur Pukyu
- Lima Hirka
- Mullu Wank'a
- Parya
- Pillaka
- Puka Allpa
- Puka Hirka
- Puma Puñunan
- Puma Wayin
- P'allqa
- Qishqi Punta
- Sach'a Hirka
- Tarush Qhawana
- Wank'ap'iti
- Wank'ayuq Hirka
- Wik'uña Qaqa
- Wishka
- Yana Kunkush
- Yana Mach'ay
- Yana Mina
- Yanaqucha
- Yuraq Yaku
Political division
Aija is divided into five districts, which are:
District | Mayor |
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Aija | German Ignacio Hizo Requena |
Coris | Mamerto Antonio Chavez Quiñones |
Huacllan | Wenceslao Lorenzo Hidalgo Gomero |
La Merced | Manuel Dario Manrique Mejia |
Succha | Aquiles Florencio Ortiz Leon |
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (62.10%) learnt to speak in childhood, while 37.70% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Sources
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Aija Province (Ancash Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
9°46′55″S 77°36′39″W / 9.781887°S 77.610856°W
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