Urubamba Province

Urubamba
Province

The Urubamba River in the Sacred Valley of the Urubamba Province

Location of Urubamba in the Cusco Region
Country Peru
Region Cusco
Capital Urubamba
Government
 • Mayor Benicio Rios Ocsa (2007)
Area
 • Total 1,439.43 km2 (555.77 sq mi)
Population  (2007 census)
 • Total 56,685
 • Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
UBIGEO 0813
Website www.muniurubamba.gob.pe

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

Geography

The province is bounded to the north by the La Convención Province, to the east by the Calca Province, to the south by the Cusco Province and the Anta Province, and to the west by the La Convención Province.

The Urupampa and Willkapampa mountain ranges traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[1]

Political division

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

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (51.34%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.78% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Archaeological sites

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Machu Pikchu is probably the most famous site among the numerous archaeological remains of the province. Other places are listed below:

See also

Images

Sources

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

Coordinates: 13°18′37″S 72°07′12″W / 13.310334°S 72.12°W / -13.310334; -72.12

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