Espinar province

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: == Political division ==

The province is divided into eight districts (, singular: ), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are: • Alto Pichigua (Accocunca) • Condoroma (Condoroma) • Coporaque (Coporaque) • Espinar (Yauri) • Ocoruro (Ocoruro) • Pallpata (Hector Tejada) • Pichigua (Pichigua) • Suykutambo (Suykutambo) == History ==

On 21 May 2012, agricultural leadership in Espinar Province announced a strike against the planned expansion of Tintaya mine, a copper mine owned by the Swiss corporation Xstrata. The leaders' demands included higher environmental standards, more money for area development, and independent oversight of the mine. and deployed police commandos against the strikers. He was conditionally released on 13 July. == Ethnic groups ==

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (68.90%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.75% of the residents started speaking in Spanish (2007 Peru Census). == See also ==