Huaral Province

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Huaral
Province

Coat of arms
Location of Huaral in the Lima Region
Country Peru
Region Lima
Founded May 11, 1976
Capital Huaral
Government
  Mayor Jaime Uribe Ochoa
(2007-10)
Area
  Total 3,655.7 km2 (1,411.5 sq mi)
Population
  Total 160,894
  Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
UBIGEO 1506
Website www.munihuaral.gob.pe

The Huaral Province is one of the nine provinces in the Lima Region of Peru. It was created by Law No. 21488 on May 11, 1976 by president Francisco Morales Bermúdez out of eight districts of the Canta Province and four of the Huaura Province.[1] Geographically, its territory extends around the valley of the Chancay River from the mountainous frontier of the Pasco Region and Junín Regions up to the Pacific Ocean.[2]

Political division

The province is divided into twelve districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito):

Attractions

  • Lomas de Lachay - national reserve.
  • Huando oranges were Huaral's most important products in the 20th century.

External links

Notes

  1. (Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Huaral, Huaral provincia. Retrieved on November 3, 2007.
  2. (Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Huaral, Ubicación geográfica. Retrieved on November 3, 2007.

Coordinates: 11°30′S 77°12′W / 11.500°S 77.200°W / -11.500; -77.200

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