title: Marañón Province
text: # Marañón Province
  
  The Marañón Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huacrachuco. The province has a population of 23,000 inhabitants as of 2002.
  
  ## Boundaries
  
  * North: La Libertad Region, San Martín Region
  * East: Leoncio Prado Province
  * South: Huacaybamba Province
  * West: Ancash Region
  
  ## Political division
  
  The province is divided into three districts, which are:
  
  * Cholón (San Pedro de Chonta)
  * Huacrachuco (Huacrachuco)
  * San Buenaventura (San Buenaventura)
  
  ## Ethnic groups
  
  The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (74.84%) learned to speak in childhood, 24.75% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).
  
  