Huaylas Province

The Huaylas Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.

Huaylas[1]
Province
Looking south from Allpamayu across the province
Looking south from Allpamayu across the province
Flag of Huaylas
Flag
Coat of arms of Huaylas
Coat of arms
Location of Huaylas in the Ancash Region
Location of Huaylas in the Ancash Region
CountryPeru
RegionAncash
FoundedJuly 15, 1857
CapitalCaraz
Government
 • MayorEsteban Florentino
Area
 • Total2,293 km2 (885 sq mi)
Population
 • Total51,334
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
UBIGEO0212
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography

The Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Artesonraju, Chacraraju, Quitaraju, Pucajirca, Pucaraju and Huandoy. Other mountains are listed below:[4]

Some of the largest lakes of the province are Arwayqucha, Hatunqucha, Ichikqucha, Pukaqucha, Quyllurqucha, Tawlliqucha and Wiqruqucha.[4]

Political division

Huaylas is divided into ten districts, which are:

District Map
Caraz
Map of the Huaylas province showing its districts
Huallanca
Huata
Huaylas
Mato
Pamparomas
Pueblo Libre
Santa Cruz
Santo Toribio
Yuracmarca

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[5]

See also

References
  1. Official web site of the Huaylas province
  2. Official web site of the Huaylas province
  3. Official web site of the Huaylas province
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
  5. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

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