Condesuyos | |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Arequipa |
Established Title: | Founded |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Chuquibamba |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Miguel Angel Manchego Llerena (2007) |
Area Total Km2: | 6958.4 |
Population Total: | 18963 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 0406 |
Condesuyos Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. Its seat is Chuquibamba.
The Andean Volcanic Belt and the Wansu mountain range traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[1]
The province is divided into eight districts which are:
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (73.02%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.37% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[2]