Huánuco Region

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Huánuco Region

Regional logo
Location of the Huánuco region in Peru
See other Peruvian regions
President Jorge Espinoza Egoávil
Capital Huánuco
Largest city Huánuco
Area 36,848.85 km²
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population
  - Total
  - Density
730,871 (2005 census)
19.8/km²
Subdivisions 11 provinces and 76 districts
Elevation
  - Lowest
  - Highest
167 m (Honoria)
3839 m (Puños)
Main resources -
Poverty rate 78.9%
Percentage of country's GDP 1%
Codes
Dialing code 062
ISO 3166-2 PE-HUC
UBIGEO 10
Official website
www.regionhuanuco.gob.pe

Huánuco is a region in central Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad, San Martín, Loreto and Ucayali regions on the north; the Ucayali Region on the east; the Pasco Region on the south; and the Lima and Ancash regions on the west. Its capital is the city of Huánuco.

Huánuco has a rough topography comprising parts of the Sierra and the High Jungle (mountain rim) regions. Being equidistant from the north and the south of the country, it has the privilege of having a mild weather with an average annual temperature of 20°C (68° F).

This region is important for its geographical location, history, and for the richness of its land, where the presence of man goes back to ancient times. El Hombre de Lauricocha (Man of Lauricocha) is among the most distinctive examples, dating from 10,000 BC, as well as Kotosh, where vestiges of the oldest settlement in the Americas (4,200 BC) took place.

Several ethnic groups inhabited this region. However, after a severe resistance, they started to incorporate as part of the Inca empire. Huánuco then became part of the Cusco-Cajamarca-Cusco route.

In the beginning of the 19th century, during the emancipation process, Huánuco was one of the first cities to promote Peru's independence. Moreover, a first oath took place in this city on December 15, 1820, after several uprisings in Huamalíes, Huallanca and Ambo.

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Map of the Huánuco region showing its provinces
Map of the Huánuco region showing its provinces

The region is divided into eleven provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 75 districts (distritos, singular: distrito).

The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

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The Lima Province is not part of any of the twenty-five regions.