Huancavelica

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Huancavelica
Coordinates: 12 ° 47 ′  S , 74 ° 58 ′  W
Map: Peru
marker
Huancavelica
Huancavelica on the map of Peru
Basic data
Country Peru
region Huancavelica
province Huancavelica
City foundation 4th August 1571
Residents 34,655  (2017)
- in the metropolitan area 49,570
City insignia
Bandera de Huancavelica.png
Escudo HUANCAVELICA.gif
Detailed data
height 3676  m
Waters Río Ichu
Post Code 67
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency Rómulo Cayllahua Paytán
(2019-2022)
Website www.munihuancavelica.gob.pe
Panorámica de Huancavelica.jpg

Huancavelica , at approximately 3660 meters above sea level, is the capital of the Huancavelica region in the Peruvian Andes . In 2017 it had 34,655 inhabitants. 49,570 people lived in the metropolitan area.

The city is the seat of the Diocese of Huancavelica .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Peru: Huancavelica Region - Provinces & Places . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  2. Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico (PDF, 27.4 MB) Instituo Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI). August 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2019.

Web links

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