Canas Province

Infobox Province Peru
region = Cusco
founded =
cofarms =
province = Canas
capital = Yanaoca
pop = 42,368 (2005 census)
density = 20.1
area = 2,103.76
districts = 8
web =


mayor = Juan Francisco Melendez Nina (2007)
ubigeo = 0805

Canas Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

Political division

The province is divided into eight districts (Spanish: "distritos", singular: "distrito"), each of which is headed by a mayor ("alcalde"). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

* Checca (Checca)
* Kunturkanki (El Descanso)
* Langui (Langui)
* Layo (Layo)
* Pampamarca (Pampamarca)
* Quehue (Quehue)
* Tupac Amaru (Tungasuca)
* Yanaoca (Yanaoca)