Pachitea province

Pachitea is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is Panao.

Pachitea
Province
Location of Pachitea in the Huánuco Region
Country	Peru
Region	Huánuco
Capital	Panao
Government
• Mayor	Cayo Rojas Rivera
Area
• Total	2,629.96 km2 (1,015.43 sq mi)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	51,861
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
UBIGEO	1008

Boundaries

• North: province of Huánuco
• East: province of Puerto Inca
• South: Pasco Region
• West: province of Ambo

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:^[1]

• Awkin Qutu
• Ch'aki Qucha
• Hatun Kasha
• Iskuq
• Khuchi Mach'ay
• K'uchu Hanka
• Marayniyuq
• Mata Punta
• Misa Pata
• Puka Punta
• Puka Qaqa
• Putaqa
• Qantu
• Qayqu
• Qhata Wank'a
• Q'illay Punta
• Q'iru Silla
• Rikacha Tuna
• Rumi Chaka
• Saqra Mach'ay
• Suyru Qucha
• Tinya Qucha
• Walmisa Punta
• Walmish
• Wamanripayuq
• Warmi Pukyu
• Waqurunchu

Political division

The province is divided into four districts, which are:

• Chaglla (Chaglla)
• Molino (Molino)
• Panao (Panao)
• Umari (Umari)

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (52.69%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.98% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

See also

• Usnu