Huarochirí Province (in hispanicized spelling) or Waruchiri
is located in the
Lima Region
The Department of Lima () is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru, the ''seat of the Regional Government'' is Huacho.
Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the Departm ...
of
Peru
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. Its capital is
Matucana. The western section is part of the
Lima Metropolitan Area.
Geography
The La Viuda and
Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain ranges and the ''Cordillera de la Corte'' traverse the province. One of the highest peaks of the province is
Paryaqaqa at above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)]
Political division
The province is divided into thirty-two districts.
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Matucana (
Matucana) (seat)
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Antioquia (
Antioquia)
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Callahuanca (
Callahuanca)
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Carampoma (
Carampoma)
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Chicla (
Chicla)
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Cuenca (
San José de los Chorillos)
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Huachupampa (
San Lorenzo de Huachupampa)
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Huanza (
Huanza)
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Huarochirí (
Huarochirí)
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Lahuaytambo (
Lahuaytambo)
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Langa (
Langa)
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Laraos
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Laraos
Laraos District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in the Lima Region in Peru.
Elderly people in Laraos still speak an archaic Quechua dialect. As no more children speak the language, it is in imminent danger of extinction. ...
)
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Mariatana (
Mariatana)
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Ricardo Palma
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Ricardo Palma
Manuel Ricardo Palma Soriano (February 7, 1833 – October 6, 1919) was a Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician. His magnum opus is the ''Tradiciones peruanas''.
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San Andrés de Tupicocha (
San Andrés de Tupicocha)
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San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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(
Chaclla)
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San Bartolome (
San Bartolome)
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San Damian (
San Damian)
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San Juan de Iris (
San Juan de Iris)
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San Juan de Tantaranche (
San Juan de Tantaranche)
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San Lorenzo de Quinti (
San Lorenzo de Quinti)
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San Mateo (
San Mateo)
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San Mateo de Otao (
San Juan de Lanca)
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San Pedro de Casta (
San Pedro de Casta)
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San Pedro de Huancayre (
San Pedro)
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Sangallaya (
Sangallaya)
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Santa Cruz de Cocachacra (
Cocachacra)
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Santa Eulalia (
Santa Eulalia)
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Santiago de Anchucaya (
Santiago de Anchucaya)
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Santiago de Tuna
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Santiago de Tuna
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Santo Domingo de los Olleros (
Santo Domingo de los Olleros)
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Surco
Santiago de Surco, commonly known simply as Surco, is a district of Lima, Peru. It is bordered on the north with the district of Ate Vitarte and La Molina; on the east with San Juan de Miraflores, on the west with San Borja, Surquillo, Mirafl ...
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Surco
Santiago de Surco, commonly known simply as Surco, is a district of Lima, Peru. It is bordered on the north with the district of Ate Vitarte and La Molina; on the east with San Juan de Miraflores, on the west with San Borja, Surquillo, Mirafl ...
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See also
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Antaqucha
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Pukaqucha
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P'itiqucha (Huanza)
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P'itiqucha (Quinti)
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Qiwllaqucha
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Tiktiqucha
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Wachwaqucha
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Wamp'arqucha
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Huarochirí Manuscript
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Yuraqmayu
References
Provinces of the Lima Region
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