Huaraz Province
Huaraz | |
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Province | |
Looking north over Huaraz towards the Cordillera Blanca | |
Location of Huaraz in the Ancash Region | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Capital | Huaraz |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gelacio Lombardo Mautino Angeles |
Area | |
• Total | 2,492.91 km2 (962.52 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,052 m (10,013 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 143,415 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 0201 |
Website | www.munihuaraz.gob.pe |
The Huaraz Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It was created on August 5, 1857 during the presidency of Ramón Castilla.[1] Geographically, the province is located over the Callejón de Huaylas and the western slopes of the Cordillera Negra.
The Regional Museum of Archaeology – known as the biggest lithic museum in South America[citation needed] - is located here. Some other highlights of the province are the Pumacayán hill, the hot springs of Monterrey (at 6 km or 4 mi from the city) and the Willkawayn ruins, at 13 kilometres (8 mi) to the north of Huaraz, in Paria. There is also a Museum of Miniatures, that is the only one in South America.
At 30 kilometres (20 mi) from Huaraz, by the route Huaraz–Casma that crosses the Cordillera Negra, there is a place named Punta Callán in the summit of this mountain range. It offers a panoramic sight of the Cordillera Blanca and the Callejón de Huaylas.
Political division
Huaraz is divided into twelve districts, which are the following:
DISTRICT | MAYOR |
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Cochabamba | Vido Segundo Sanchez Sifuentes |
Colcabamba | Jonas Micaias Jamanca Carbajal |
Huanchay | Dioscorides Felix Leon Fernandez |
Huaraz | Gelacio Lombardo Mautino Angeles |
Independencia | Gregorio Emiliano Mezarina Paredes |
Jangas | Wilder Jhon Hinostroza Minaya |
La Libertad | Didi Raul Maguiña Salazar |
Olleros | Sixto Feliciano Blacido Leon |
Pampas | Inocencio Nemecio Villafuerte Colonia |
Pariacoto | Artemio Mejia Ramos |
Pira | Oscar Augusto Morales Salazar |
Tarica | Fredy Hildo Chinchay Salazar |
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (63.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.28% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
- Pallqaqucha
- Pukaranra
- Rima Rima
- Shaqsha
- Tullpaqucha
- Tullparahu
- Tuqllarahu
- Uqshapallqa
- Urwashrahu
- Wallunarahu
- Wamashrahu
- Willkawayin
References
- ↑ Alberto Tauro del Pino, Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú, vol. VIII, p. 1220.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links
- (Spanish) Official web site of the Huaraz Province
Coordinates: 9°31′38″S 77°32′00″W / 9.52722°S 77.53333°W