Yarowilca Province
| Yarowilca Province | |
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 Location of the province in the Huánuco region |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Huánuco |
| Seat | Chavinillo |
| surface | 760 km² |
| Residents | 19,897 (2017) |
| density | 26 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | June 9, 1995 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-HUC |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | Wilfredo Cecilio Cabrera (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 9 ° 47 ′ S , 76 ° 34 ′ W
The province of Yarowilca is one of eleven provinces in the Huánuco region in central Peru . The province has an area of 760 km². At the 2017 census, 19,897 people lived in the province. In 1993 the population was 32,972, in 2007 32,380. The provincial administration is located in the small town of Chavinillo .
Geographical location
The province of Yarowilca is located about 250 km north-northeast of the state capital Lima and 40 km west-northwest of the regional capital Huánuco . It lies on the western flank of the Peruvian Central Cordillera . The upper reaches of the Río Marañón flows through the province in a northerly direction.
The province of Yarowilca borders in the west and north on the province Dos de Mayo , in the east on the province Huánuco and in the south on the province Lauricocha .
Administrative division
The province of Yarowilca is divided into eight districts (distritos) . The district of Chavinillo is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
|---|---|
| Aparicio Pomares | Chupan |
| Cahuac | Cahuac |
| Chacabamba | Chacabamba |
| Chavinillo | Chavinillo |
| Choras | Choras |
| Jacas Chico | San Cristóbal de Jacas Chico |
| Obas | Obas |
| Pampamarca | Pampamarca |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b PERU: Administrative Division - Regions and Provinces . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
