Huaral Province
| Huaral Province | |||
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 Location of the province in the Lima region |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Lima | ||
| Seat | Huaral | ||
| surface | 3,655.7 km² | ||
| Residents | 183,989 (2017) | ||
| density | 50 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | May 11, 1976 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LIM | ||
| Website | www.munihuaral.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde Provincial | Jaime Cirilo Uribe Ochoa (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 11 ° 28 ′ S , 77 ° 12 ′ W
The Huaral Province is one of nine provinces in the Lima region on the Pacific coast of Peru . The Huaral Province has an area of 3655.7 km². The population was 183,989 in 2017. In 2007 this was 164,660. The seat of the administration is the city of Huaral .
Geographical location
The province of Huaral is located km north-northwest of the state capital Lima . It extends over the catchment area of the Río Chancay and extends from the Pacific coast in the west to the watershed , which runs along the Peruvian Western Cordillera , in the east. Furthermore, the province extends in the north to the river valley of the Río Chica , a left tributary of the Río Huaura . The province of Huaral borders in the north on the province Huaura , in the east on the provinces Pasco and Yauli and in the south on the provinces Lima and Canta .
Administrative division
The province of Huaral consists of the following 12 districts ( distritos ). The Huaral district is the seat of the provincial administration.
Web links
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de