Tayacaja is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Pampas. The province has a population of 116,371 inhabitants as of 2002.
Tayacaja is divided into eighteen districts, which are:
One of the highest peaks in the district is Chawpi Urqu at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:
The people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (65.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.51% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).