Huallanca District (Huaylas)
| Huallanca district | |
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 Location of the district of Huallanca (marked in red) in the province of Huaylas |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ancash |
| province | Huaylas |
| Seat | Huallanca |
| surface | 195 km² |
| Residents | 1062 (2017) |
| density | 5.4 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | April 14, 1950 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ANC |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Richard Vicente Ruelas Mattos (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 8 ° 49 ′ S , 77 ° 52 ′ W
The Huallanca District is located in the Huaylas Province in the Ancash region of western Peru . The district was established on April 14, 1950. It has an area of 195 km². The 2017 census counted 1,062 residents. In 1993 the population was 1691, in 2007 it was 955. The district administration is located in the 1377 m high village of Huallanca with 551 inhabitants (as of 2017). Huallanca is located 26 km north of the provincial capital Caraz .
Geographical location
The district of Huallanca is located on the left bank of the river Río Santa, which flows north and later north-northwest, in the northwest of the Huaylas province. The area is in the north of the Cordillera Negra . In the extreme southeast, the Cañón del Pato gorge runs along the district boundary. Below this is the substation of the Cañón del Pato hydropower station , about one kilometer east of the main town of Huallanca .
The district of Huallanca borders in the southwest with the districts Huaylas and Santo Toribio , in the west with the district Macate ( province Santa ), in the northeast with the district La Pampa ( province Corongo ), in the east with the district Yuracmarca and in the southeast with the district Santa Cruz .
Web links
- Peru: Region Ancash (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú