Recuay Province


The Recuay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its seat is the town of Recuay.

Geography

The southern parts of the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:
Qiruqucha is one of the largest lakes of the province.

Political division

Recuay is divided into ten districts, which are:
DistrictMayor
CatacHernan Yolando Perez Alvarado
CotaparacoLuis Beltran Carranza Ramirez
HuayllapampaEustorgio Isaac Leon Paico
LlacllinGerardo Cristobal Ramirez Salome
MarcaLionel Fabio Tolentino Flores
Pampas ChicoJuan Teodocio Ibarra Padilla
PararinRoberto Melchor Requena Garcia
RecuayMilton Duck Leon Vergara
TapacochaLenin Uribe Ramos Cosme
TicapampaPedro Melecio Cochachin Ortiz

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population learnt to speak in childhood, 36.42% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language.