Yanahuanca
Yanahuanca is a town in central Peru, capital of the province Daniel Alcídes Carrión in the region Pasco.[1]
Yanahuanca | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Plaza de Armas of Yanahuanca | |
  Yanahuanca | |
| Coordinates: 10°29′29″S 76°30′49″W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Pasco |
| Province | Daniel Alcídes Carrión |
| District | Yanahuanca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Luis Chombo Heredia (2019-2022) |
| Elevation | 3,184 m (10,446 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 11,333 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Etymology
The name of the town, is a phrase composed by the Quechua adjective yana (black), and the Runasimi noun wanka ("huanca" in Spanish) that means "demarcatory stone", among other meanings;[2] for what "yanahuanca" would be understood as "black stone".
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital, Retrieved June 20, 2008
- Abdón Yaranga. Diccionario quechua español.
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