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La Mar
La Mar
Province
	Location of La Mar in the Ayacucho Region
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Founded	March 30, 1861
Capital	San Miguel
Government
• Mayor	Eulogio Vila Montaño
Area
• Total	4,392.15 km2 (1,695.82 sq mi)
Elevation	2,661 m (8,730 ft)
Population
• Total	82,473
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0505
Website	www.munilamar.gob.pe

La Mar Province is a province in the north-east corner of the Ayacucho Region, Peru. It was created on March 30, 1861.^[1]

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the province is Rasuwillka at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Animasniyuq
Apachita
Aqu Kunka
Chillwas
Ch'illka
Ch'illka Qucha
Ch'uru Q'asa
Hatun Parya Urqu
Hatun Urqu
Ichhu Pata
Ichhu Rutuna
Kallki Q'asa
Kancha Kancha
Kuntur Qaqa
K'allapayuq Urqu
Llaqta Urqu
Muru Qucha
Nina Q'iru Punta
Nina Urqu
Pallqa Urqu
Pisqu Willka
Pukar
Phaqcha Wasi Kiska
P'unqu
P'unquyuq
Qallpa Urqu
Qarwa Pata
Qucha Q'asa
Qucha Urqu
Rayu Q'asa
Rumi Chaka
Rumi Rumi
Runa Wañusqa
Salta Waylla
Silla Q'asa
Sinqan
Waman Pirqa
Wanu Pata
Wayta Pallana
Yana Rumi
Yana Urqu
Yana Willka

Political division

The province is divided into ten districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:^[3]^[4]

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.58% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[5]

Archaeology

Some of the most important archaeological sites of the province are K'allapayuq Urqu and Waraqu Urqu.

References

^ (in Spanish) Alberto Tauro del Pino, Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú, vol. IX, p. 1384.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the La Mar Province, Ayacucho Region
^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 4, 2008.
^ (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de La Mar. Municipalidad Provincial de La Mar - San Miguel - Ayacucho. Retrieved March 4, 2008.
^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007