Department of Huancavelica

Huancavelica

Departamento de Huancavelica (Spanish)
Wankawillka suyu (Quechua)
Huancavelica Departamento de Huancavelica (Spanish); Wankawillka suyu (Quechua)
Department
	Flag Seal
	Location of the Department of Huancavelica in Peru
	Coordinates: 13°01′S 75°05′W / 13.02°S 75.09°W
Country	Peru
Subdivisions	7 provinces and 94 districts
Capital	Huancavelica
Government
• Governor	Maciste Díaz Abad
Area
• Total	22,131.47 km2 (8,545.01 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	347,639
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
UBIGEO	09
ISO 3166 code	PE-HUV
Website	www.regionhuancavelica.gob.pe

Huancavelica (Spanish pronunciation: [waŋkaβeˈlika] ^ⓘ) is a department and region in Peru with an area of 22,131.47 km² (8,545.01 sq mi) and a population of 347,639 (2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, and Ayacucho in the east.

Political division

The department is divided into seven provinces.

Province (Capital)

The main cities are Huancavelica, Pampas and Lircay. There are many little districts like Querco in Huancavelica. Querco is a nice little town. Most of the residents are agricultors. They own cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, mules, llamas, goats, chickens, and donkeys.

Demographics

The region is mostly inhabited by indigenous people of Quechua descent.

Languages

According to the 2007 Peru Census, the language learnt first by most of the residents was Quechua (64.03%) followed by Spanish (35.67%). The Quechua variety spoken in Huancavelica is Chanka Quechua. The following table shows the results concerning the language learnt first in the department of Huancavelica by province:^[1]

Province	Quechua	Aymara	Asháninka	Another native language	Spanish	Foreign language	Deaf or mute	Total
Acobamba	51,338	49	11	10	8,261	-	78	59,747
Angaraes	40,669	62	7	7	10,922	-	56	51,723
Castrovirreyna	4,093	14	1	3	14,168	-	73	18,352
Churcampa	33,025	27	4	19	8,542	3	127	41,747
Huancavelica	73,340	117	28	13	59,544	4	157	133,203
Huaytara	5,670	13	4	3	16,218	2	28	21,938
Tayacaja	63,950	91	23	15	33,900	1	242	98,222
Total	272,085	373	78	70	151,555	10	761	424,932
%	64.03	0.09	0.02	0.02	35.67	0.00	0.18	100.00

Education

The National University of Huancavelica is the only university in the region and it has branches in Pampas, Lircay, Acobamba and Castrovirreyna.

Health

The region has two hospitals located in Huancavelica and Pampas. There are clinics and medical post in most of the towns.^{[citation needed]}

Transportation

The region is connected with the neighboring regions by national roads, which are paved in most cases. There are regional and local roads that are serving the towns of the regions. Huancavelica has a train service with the city of Huancayo.