Calca Province

The province of Calca is one of the thirteen that make up the department of Cuzco in Peru. It limits to the north with the province of La Convención, to the east with the province of Paucartambo, to the south with the province of Quispicanchi and the province of Cuzco and to the west with the province of Urubamba.

History

Until now, no reliable data has been found on the Spanish foundation of Calca; existing at that time under the name of "Villa de Zamora"; however, it should be noted that in a series of official writings and documents of the colony, the name of "Villa de Zamora" appears; so it is presumed that this comes from a Spanish ancestor typical of a currently existing city, also with the name of "Zamora", in the Province of Castilla y León, on the Iberian Peninsula; probably attributed to the conquistador Don Pedro de Zamora; the foundation of it. The first female councilor in the province of Calca was Leonor Paz de Velazco in 1980, the first mayor held by popular vote in 1965 was the journalist and Rrp correspondent Mr. Luis Beltrán Allende Villafuerte, who was elected at 23 years of age, being the youngest authority of his time.

Its territory included the old Corregimiento of Calca y Lares. Some judges were:

• Pedro de Oña
• Juan del Marmol (1706)
• Gabriel de Urtarán Pérez de Ugarte
• Francisco Antonio de Echave y Villela
• Domingo Vicente Guisla and Lorenzo, Knight of the Order of Calatrava (1731)
• Juan Roque de Ahumada (1738)
• Antonio de la Cámara (1768)
• Pablo de Figueroa and Portocarrero (1772)
• Diego de Olano (1776)
• Pedro Centeno (1780)

The Province of Calca was created by virtue of the decree issued by the Liberator Simón Bolívar on June 21, 1825. The Capital at that time was "Villa de Zamora". Subsequently, it is elevated to the category of Capital City; of the Province of the same name; by Act of Congress, promulgated on September 19, 1898; by the President of the Republic Mr. Nicolás de Piérola.

Administrative division

The province covers an area of 4,414.49 square kilometers and is divided into eight districts:

• Calca
• Coya
• Lamay
• Lares
• Písac
• San Salvador
• Taray
• Yanatile

Population

The province has a population of 62,774.

Capital

The capital of this province is the District of Calca.

Authorities

Regionals

• Regional adviser
  • 2023 - 2026: Ing. Italo Tarco Góngora
  • 2023 - 2026 Lic. Jorge Epifanio Pacheco Rozas

Municipals

• 2023 - 2026
  • Mayor: Ing. Edward Alberto Dueñas Becerra
  • Regivers:
  1. Prof. Rolando Figueroa Cusiyupanqui
  2. C.P.C. Mery Addael Suma Tupayachi
  3. Lic. Karina Sonza Zúñiga
  4. Bach. Ricardo Navidez Palomino
  5. Bach. Maria de los Angeles Santos Campana
  6. Tec. Enf. Narcissus Gallegos Mamani
  7. SS PNP (R) Abelardo Calvo Franco
  8. Lic. Juana Mamani Pedraza
  9. Prof. Reynaldo Zúñiga Pino