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Corongo
Province
Location of Corongo in the Ancash Region
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Capital	Corongo
Government
• Mayor	JULIO FELIX DE LA CRUZ ARAMBURU (2007)
Area
• Total	988.01 km² (381.47 sq mi)
Population
• Total	7,786
• Density	7.9/km² (20/sq mi)

The Corongo Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its capital is Corongo located at an altitude of 3,141 m (10,305 ft).

Corongo is situated in a calm valley where the river of the same name runs. It is bordered by the following provinces: to the north and to the west by Pallasca, to the east by Sihuas and to the south by Huaylas and Santa. At the time of census 2005 the province had 7,786 inhabitants,^[1] distributed in the urban zone and mainly in the countryside.

Corongo has a great variety of places to visit, especially lakes located in the high parts of the province, and the thermal baths of Aticara and Pacatqui.

The geographical coordinates are 8º30'34" S and 77º54'37" W.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:^[2]

Anka Raqra
Aqus Punta
Asnu Qucha
Ayan Quri
Kunkayuq
Kuntur Wasi
Maray Pampa
Ñuñuyuq
Parya Chuku
Pillu Kunka
Puka Ch'uru
Puka Puyku
Puma
P'isqu Chaka
Puka Hirka
Puka Pampa
P'aqra
Qayqu
Qullpa Hanka
Q'ara Hirka
Sara Pirqan
Wamani
Winchu Qucha
Winchus
Winchus Hirka
Yawar Qucha

Political division

Corongo is divided into seven districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (90.35%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.44% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

References

^ www1.inei.gob.pe, Banco de Información Distrital
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Corongo Province (Ancash Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

v t e Provinces of Ancash Region Peru
Aija Antonio Raymondi Asunción Bolognesi Carhuaz Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Casma Corongo Huaraz Huari Huarmey Huaylas Mariscal Luzuriaga Ocros Pallasca Pomabamba Recuay Santa Sihuas Yungay

8°30′34″S 77°54′37″W / 8.50944°S 77.91028°W / -8.50944; -77.91028

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