Grau Province

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Grau
Province
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Location of Grau in the Apurímac Region
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Capital	Chuquibambilla
Area
• Total	2,174.52 km2 (839.59 sq mi)
Population
• Total	27,574
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
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Grau Province is one of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Chuquibambilla.

The province was named after the naval officer Miguel Grau Seminario.

• North: Abancay Province
• East: Cotabambas Province
• South: Antabamba Province
• West: Abancay Province

One of the highest peaks of the district is Q'urawiri at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[1]

The province measures 2,174.52 square kilometres (839.59 sq mi) and is divided into fourteen districts:

• Chuquibambilla
• Curasco
• Curpahuasi
• Huayllati
• Mamara
• Mariscal Gamarra
• Micaela Bastidas
• Pataypampa
• Progreso
• San Antonio
• Santa Rosa
• Turpay
• Vilcabamba
• Virundo

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.17% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.22% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

• Ccotancaire
• Ccullco
• Chinaqucha
• Intikancha
• Kimsaqucha
• Q'urawiri
• Tipiqucha
• Urququcha

14°06′50″S 72°42′54″W / 14.11389°S 72.71500°W / -14.11389; -72.71500

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