Huancané (from Aymara Wanqani , meaning "the one with big stones") is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Huancané.
One of the highest peaks of the district is Khawayuni at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:
The province measures and is divided into eight districts:
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (53.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.82% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 15.70% using Spanish (2007 Peru Census).