Department of Ancash
Languages
According to the 2007 Peru Census, the language learnt first by most of the residents was Spanish (68.34%) followed by Quechua (31.36%).

Department of Ancash

Section Title: Languages
Table Section Text: According to the 2007 Peru Census, the language learnt first by most of the residents was Spanish (68.34%) followed by Quechua (31.36%).

Province	Quechua	Aymara	Asháninka	Another native language	Spanish	Foreign language	Deaf or mute	Total

Aija	2,807	3	4	4,623	8	7,445

Antonio Raymondi	12,073	17	19	3,694	5	34	15,842

Asunción	6,854	3	24	1,564	27	36	8,508

Bolognesi	4,473	19	6	87	24,374	10	29	28,998

Carhuaz	30,365	40	2	17	10,971	11	38	41,444

C.F Fitzcarrald	17,956	16	1	2	1,709	77	19,761

Casma	5,517	29	2	13	34,299	6	42	39,908

Corongo	745	2	7,128	14	7,889

Huaraz	50,570	116	12	37	88,410	133	99	139,377

Huari	45,830	59	6	32	12,619	9	166	58,721

Huarmey	1,695	10	2	7	24,521	2	14	26,251

Huaylas	28,772	18	5	4	21,422	7	69	50,297

M. Luzuriaga	19,687	19	1	1	1,841	1	95	21,645

Ocros	734	4	2	7,932	2	12	8,686

Pallasca	84	1	5	49	26,958	4	46	27,147

Pomabamba	22,061	16	1	1	3,875	2	51	26,007

Recuay	6,587	13	1	1	11,450	4	28	18,084

Santa	9,005	105	36	274	365,507	138	365	375,430

Sihuas	10,520	13	1	4	17,965	1	60	28,564

Yungay	37,806	30	2	4	13,678	10	126	51,656

Total	314,141	531	85	582	684,540	372	1,409	1,001,660

%	31.36	0.05	0.01	0.06	68.34	0.04	0.14	100.00

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Ancash is divided into 20 provinces.

final_sentence: Ancash is divided into 20 provinces.