The Willkapampa mountain range traverses the province. The highest peak of the province is Sallqantay at 6,271 metres (20,574ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1]
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 parentheses, are:
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.35% of the residents started speaking in Spanish.[2]
The pampa de Anta, a plateau, contains some of best communal cultivated lands in the provinces of Anta and Cusco. It is located at around 3000 meters above sea level, and is used to cultivate mainly high altitude crops such as potatoes, tarwi (edible lupin), barley and quinoa.
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