Aija Province

Aija
Province

Aija, the capital of the province

Location of Aija in the Ancash Region
Country Peru
Region Ancash

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
  • 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
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, 37.70% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Aija Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

Coordinates: 9°46′55″S 77°36′39″W / 9.781887°S 77.610856°W / -9.781887; -77.610856


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