Huancayo Province
| Huancayo Province | |||
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 Location of the province in the Junín region |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Junín | ||
| Seat | Huancayo | ||
| surface | 3558 km² | ||
| Residents | 545,615 (2017) | ||
| density | 153 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | November 16, 1864 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-JUN | ||
| Website | www.munihuancayo.gob.pe/portal/ (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde Provincial | Henry Fernando López Cantorín (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 12 ° 3 ′ S , 75 ° 13 ′ W
The province of Huancayo is located in the southwest of the administrative region Junín in central Peru , 200 km east of the state capital Lima . The province is 3558 km². The provincial capital is Huancayo , which is also the capital of the Junín region.
Geographical location
The province of Huancayo extends in NE-SW direction over a length of almost 150 km. In the extreme southwest lies the Peruvian Western Cordillera , in the northeast the Peruvian Central Cordillera . In between lies the Andes highlands with the capital Huancayo.
In the north the province of Huancayo borders on the provinces of Chupaca and Concepción , in the east on the province of Satipo . In the west lies the administrative region of Lima , in the south the administrative region of Huancavelica .
population
The population was 466,346 in 2007. Ten years later it was 545,615.
structure
Huancayo Province is divided into 28 districts. The Huancayo District is the seat of the provincial administration.
Individual evidence
- ^ Huancayo, Province in Junín Region . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
