Huari Province
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| Huari | ||
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| Province | ||
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| Country | Peru | |
| Region | Ancash | |
| Capital | Huari | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Edwards Delfio Vizcarra Zorrilla | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,771.9 km2 (1,070.2 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 3,149 m (10,331 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 59,301 | |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) | |
| Website | www.munihuari.gob.pe | |
The Huari Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. The famous Chavín de Huantar archaeological site is located in this province.[1]
Political division
Huari is divided into sixteen districts, which are:
| DISTRICT | MAYOR |
|---|---|
| Anra | Francisco Santiago Bazan |
| Cajay | Elias Morales Mendoza |
| Chavín de Huantar | Justino Zenon Montes Colcas |
| Huacachi | Filoter Americo Montalvo Espinoza |
| Huacchis | Serafin Perez Remigio |
| Huachis | Epifanio Rios Ocaña |
| Huantar | Renan Wilfredo Trejo Garcia |
| Huari | Edwards Delfio Vizcarra Zorrilla |
| Masin | N |
| Paucas | Robert Pompeo Benites Meza |
| Ponto | Hector Anibal Quiñones Ortega |
| Rahuapampa | Pedro Quispe Huallpa |
| Rapayan | Berino Olortegui Urbano |
| San Marcos | Felix Melecio Solorzano Leyva |
| San Pedro de Chana | Juvenil Pompeyo Villajuan Collazos |
| Uco | Teodoro Tarazona Principe |
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.49% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Official web site of the Huari Province
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links
(Spanish) Official web site of the Huari Province
Coordinates: 9°22′08″S 77°14′13″W / 9.36889°S 77.23694°W
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