Bolognesi is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.

The province originally was part of the province of Cajatambo (part of Lima Region since 1916) until 1903, when it was split off and named after Col. Francisco Bolognesi, the hero of the Battle of Arica.

Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[1] Bolognesi is divided into fifteen districts, which are: The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (84.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.43% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).

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