Paruro Province

Infobox Province Peru
region = Cusco
founded =


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province = Paruro
capital = Paruro
pop = 32,244 (2005 census)
density = 16.2
area = 1984.42
districts = 9
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mayor = Adolfo Santiago Fernandez Baca Loaiza (2007)
ubigeo = 0810

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

The provincial capital of [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PE/8/Paruro.html Paruro] , with population of 3,855, lies at 3,057 meters (10,032 feet) altitude. Two and a half hours by bus from Cusco, in the bottom of a deep valley, it is bordered on one side by the Rio Paruro, a feeder of the Apurimac River. A number of small Inca and pre-Inca ruins are in the area, and a series of arches built by Simon Bolivar to celebrate a victory over the Spaniards.

Nearby Paccaritambo is one of the legendary origin sites of Manco Ccapac and Mama Occlo, founders of the Inca Empire.

Boundaries

* North: Anta Province and Cusco Province
* East: Quispicanchi Province, Acomayo Province and Chumbivilcas Province
* South: Chumbivilcas Province
* West: Chumbivilcas Province and Apurímac Region

Political division

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

* Accha (Accha)
* Ccapi (Ccapi)
* Colcha (Colcha)
* Huanoquite (Huanoquite)
* Omacha (Omacha)
* Paccaritambo (Paccaritambo)
* Paruro (Paruro)
* Pillpinto (Pillpinto)
* Yaurisque (Yaurisque)