# Carabaya province

Carabaya is a province of the Puno Region located in the southern part of Peru. It is bounded on the north by the Madre de Dios Region, on the east by the province of Sandia, on the south by the provinces of Azángaro, Melgar and Putina and on the west by the Cusco Region. The capital of the province is the city of Macusani.

## Geography

The province is traversed by the Willkanuta and Kallawaya mountain ranges. Some of the highest peaks in the province are Allin Qhapaq, Ch'ichi Qhapaq and Pumanuta. Other mountains are listed below:
| Allpa Qhata Ananta (Cusco-Puno) Ananta Ananta K'uchu Apachita (Crucero) Apachita (Ollachea) Ari Kunka Ari Kunka Apachita Ariquma Asiruni Ayapata Challwani Challwani Urqu Chullumpirini Chunta Q'atawi Ch'iyar K'ark'a Pata Ch'uspini Hatun Pinkilluni Hatun Qinamari Hatun Sallayuq Hatun Wayq'u Hatunk'uchu Huch'uy Yana Qaqa Ichhupata Jach'a Tira Jamp'atuni Jaqhi Wat'a Kimsa Chata Kiswarani Kunkunani Kuntur Ikiña Kuntur Wachana Khunurana (Carabaya) Khunurana (Carabaya-Melgar) K'ayrani Laramani Liqiliqini Llanthu Q'asa Llusk'a Rit'i (Corani) Llusk'a Rit'i (Ollachea) Lluxisa Machu Rit'i Maran Sarani Millu | Minas Kunka Muru Muruni Muru Quta Pata Anqasi Pä Qullu Pallqa Kunka Apachita Pichaqani Pinkillu Punta Pinkilluni Urqu Pirwani Puka Kunka Puka Urqu Pumaqulluni P'allqa P'allqa Kunka Apachita P'uykutuni Qayqu Qayqu Tira Qillwaqucha Urqu Qillwaquta Rit'i Qillqata Qinamari Qiwiñayuq Qucha Kunka Qucha Wasi Qullpa Qaqa Qullqitawqa Quri Pintay Quyllur Puñuna Qhichwani Q'alawaña Q'ataw Tira Q'illu Kunka Q'illu Sallayuq Q'iruni Q'uli Q'umirqucha Rit'ikunka Rit'i Wasi Rit'iqucha Runku Tawqa Sayri K'uchu Silla Kunka Sullulluni | Sumpiruni Surapata Tampu K'ark'a Tani Tani Taruka Sayana Tarujani Taypi Kunka Tuku Wachana Tuqllayuq Turpa Urqu Tutha Llipiña Thujsaquta T'inkiqucha T'ipa Q'asa T'uqra T'uturuma Unu Lluqsina Uturunqani Wallata Wachana Wanqani Apachita Warachani Wari Sayana (Carabaya-Cusco) Wari Sayana (Ollachea) Warmi Warmini Wayllapata Wayna Qhapaq Wila Kunka (Corani) Wila Kunka (Macusani-Ollachea) Wila Sirka Wilaquta Wiluyuq Urqu Wiskana Wisk'achani Wit'u Uma Yana Qaqa Yana Sallayuq Yana Urqu Yana Wayruru Yanaqucha (Carabaya) Yanaqucha (Carabaya-Melgar) Yuraq Kawalluyuq Yuraq Salla Yuraq Wayruru |
Ariquma Lake, Wiluyuq Qucha and Sayt'uquta belong to the largest lakes of the province.

## Political division

The province measures 12,266.4 square kilometres (4,736.1 sq mi) and is divided into ten districts:
| District | Mayor | Capital | Ubigeo |
| Ajoyani | Pedro Cutipa Quispe | Ajoyani | 210302 |
| Ayapata | Hector Arraya Cuba | Ayapata | 210303 |
| Coasa | N | Coasa | 210304 |
| Corani | Edmundo caceres Guerra | Corani | 210305 |
| Crucero | Max caceres Chui | Crucero | 210306 |
| Ituata | N | Ituata | 210307 |
| Macusani | Augusto Ronald Gutierrez rodrigo | Macusani | 210301 |
| Ollachea | Juan Huayta C | Ollachea | 210308 |
| San Gaban | Adolfo Huamantica | Lanlacuni Bajo | 210309 |
| Usicayos | N | Usicayos | 210310 |

## Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (84.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.14% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.62% Aymara (2007 Peru Census).