The Huaylas Province is one of 20 provinces of the
Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is ...
in
Peru
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Geography
The
Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ov ...
and the
Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are
Artesonraju,
Chacraraju,
Quitaraju,
Pucajirca
Pucajirca or Pucahirca (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red, Ancash Quechua ''hirka'' mountain, "red mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,046 m (19,836 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash R ...
,
Pucaraju and
Huandoy. Other mountains are listed below:
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Some of the largest lakes of the province are
Arwayqucha,
Hatunqucha,
Ichikqucha,
Pukaqucha,
Quyllurqucha,
Tawlliqucha and
Wiqruqucha.
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Political division
Huaylas is divided into ten district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...
s, which are:
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
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
language (2007 Peru Census
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INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also
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Allpamayu (river)
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Santa River
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Yuraqmayu
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Yuraqqucha
Yurajcocha (possibly from Quechua ''yuraq'' white, ''qucha'' lake, "white lake"), Tintayari or Huampuni (possibly from Aymara ''wampu'' boat, ''-ni'', a suffix, "the one with a boat") is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Pr ...
References
External links
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Official web site of the Huaylas province
Huaylas Province
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