Anta Province

Province in Cusco, Peru

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Location of Anta in the Cusco Region

CountryPeruRegionCuscoCapitalAntaGovernment

• MayorWiliam Loaiza RamosArea

• Total1,876.12 km² (724.37 sq mi)Population

(2005 census)

• Total57,905 • Density31/km² (80/sq mi)UBIGEO0803Websitewww.anta.cus.mp.gob.pe

Anta Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

Geography

The Willkapampa mountain range traverses the province. The highest peak of the province is Sallqantay at 6,271 metres (20,574 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[1]

Amparay
Anawillka Q'asa
Aqu Q'asa
Aya Samachina
Hatun Q'asa
Hatun Urqu
Imillay
Llama Wasi
Minasniyuq
Muyuq
Pitu Phaqcha
Puka Q'asa
Qiwllawina
Sinqa
Sullu Qaqa
Suray
Tiklla
Tukarway
Uqhupampa
Yana Qaqa
Yanaqucha
Yawar Quchayuq

Political division

The province is divided into nine districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

Ancahuasi (Ancahuasi)
Anta (Anta)
Cachimayo (Cachimayo)
Chinchaypujio (Chinchaypujio)
Huarocondo (Huarocondo)
Limatambo (Limatambo)
Mollepata (Mollepata)
Pucyura (Pucyura)
Zurite (Zurite)

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.35% of the residents started speaking in Spanish.^[2]

Sources

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

The pampa de Anta, a plateau contains some of Anta Province, and Cusco's, best communal cultivated lands. It is located at around 3000 meters above sea level, and is used to cultivate mainly high altitude crops such as potatoes, tarwi (edible lupin), barley and quinoa.