Ambo Province
| Ambo Province | |
|---|---|
 Location of the province in the Huánuco region |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Huánuco |
| Seat | Ambo |
| surface | 1581 km² |
| Residents | 50,880 (2017) |
| density | 32 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | October 21, 1912 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-HUC |
| Website | muniambo.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | David Antonio Herrera Yumpe (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Avanza País - Partido de Integración Social. |
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Coordinates: 10 ° 13 ′ S , 76 ° 13 ′ W
The Ambo Province is one of eleven provinces in the Huánuco Department in central Peru . The province has an area of 1581 km². In the 2017 census, the population was 50,880. In 1993 the population was 55,942, in 2007 it was 55,483. The capital of the province is Ambo .
Geographical location
The province of Ambo is located south of the regional capital Huánuco . The Río Huallaga flows through the province over a length of 45 km in a northerly direction and divides the province into a western and an eastern part. The west of the province is traversed by the Río Huertas and borders on the neighboring province of Lauricocha . In the southeast of the province lies the river valley of the Río Blanco . The main ridge of the Peruvian Central Cordillera forms the eastern provincial border.
structure
The province of Ambo is divided into eight districts. The district of Ambo is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
|---|---|
| Ambo | Ambo |
| Cayna | Cayna |
| Colpas | Colpas |
| Conchamarca | Conchamarca |
| Huácar | Huácar |
| San Francisco | San Francisco |
| San Rafael | San Rafael |
| Tomaykichwa | Tomaykichwa |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b PERU: Region Huánuco Region - Provinces and Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
