Huamalíes Province
| Huamalíes Province | |
|---|---|
 Location of the province in the Huánuco region |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Huánuco |
| Seat | Llata |
| surface | 3145 km² |
| Residents | 52,039 (2017) |
| density | 17 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | February 12, 1821 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-HUC |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | Ricardo William Tello Inocente (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 9 ° 25 ′ S , 76 ° 38 ′ W
The Huamalíes Province is one of eleven provinces in the Huánuco region in central Peru . The province has an area of 3145 km². In the 2017 census, 52,039 people lived in the province. In 1993 the population was 56,119, in 2007 66,450. The provincial administration is located in the small town of Llata .
Geographical location
The province of Huamalíes is located in the west of the Huánuco region. It extends over the Peruvian Central Cordillera . The upper reaches of the Río Marañón crosses the western part of the province in a northerly direction. The province has a maximum longitudinal extent in WNW-OSE direction of about 115 km. The Río Monzón , a left tributary of the Río Huallaga , flows through the eastern part of the province in an easterly direction.
The province of Huamalíes borders in the north on the province Huacaybamba , in the east on the province Leoncio Prado , in the south on the province Dos de Mayo and in the west on the region Ancash .
Administrative division
The province of Huamalíes is divided into eleven districts (distritos) . The Llata district is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
|---|---|
| Arancay | Arancay |
| Chavin de Pariarca | Chavin de Pariarca |
| Jacas Grande | Jacas Grande |
| Jircan | Jircan |
| Llata | Llata |
| Miraflores | Miraflores |
| Monzón | Monzón |
| Punchao | Punchao |
| Puños | Puños |
| Singa | Singa |
| Tantamayo | Tantamayo |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b PERU: Administrative Division - Regions and Provinces . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
