Huallanca Wallanka | |
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Huallanca as seen from Huamantanga | |
Country | |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Bolognesi |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Huallanca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Wilmer Serafin Cornelio Rojas |
Area | |
• Total | 873.39 km2 (337.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,540 m (11,610 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,353 |
• Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 020508 |
Huallanca (hispanicized spelling) or Wallanka (Quechua for "mountain range" [1] and a cactus plant (Opuntia subulata) [2] ) is a district of the Bolognesi Province in the Ancash Region of Peru.
The Wallanka mountain range mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: [3]
The Pasco Province is one of the three provinces that make up the Pasco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city Cerro de Pasco.
The Aija Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.
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The Cajatambo Province is one of nine provinces in the Lima Region of Peru. It is bordered to the north by the Ancash Region, to the east by the Huánuco Region, to the south by the Oyón Province, and to the west by the Huaura Province.
The Bolognesi Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.
The Huari Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its seat is Huari.
Huasta is a district of the province of Bolognesi, in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of Huasta is "Villa de Huasta" and the Temple is located in the Jr Grau in front of the "Seat of Arms", a monument declared by Supreme Resolution Nº 505-74-ED dated 15 October 1974. Huasta is on a plain 3,375 meters above sea level on the left banks of the river Chiquián. The seat of arms is located at the town center and there are four longitudinal streets and seven cross-sectional streets, all paved with stones.
The Yungay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.
The Sihuas Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.This province was created by Law nº 13485, dated at January 9 of 1961, when was president of Perou: Manuel Prado. It is bordered by provinces of Huaylas and Corongo on the west, Pallasca Province on the north, La Libertad Region on the east, and Pomabamba Province on the south.
The Recuay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its seat is the town of Recuay.
The Pomabamba Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It was formerly called Pumapampa and today it is also known as "The City of Cedars". It is located at the left bank of the Pomabamba river, at 3,063 meters (10,049 ft) above sea level. It was created by law on February 21, 1861.
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Kunkush is a 4,626-metre-high (15,177 ft) mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huallanca District. Kunkush lies at the Ch'uspi valley on an eastern extension of the range, west of Tuna Wayin, Yana Puyku and Muya Wayin and east of Wallanka.
Kuntur Wayi or Kuntur Wayin is a 5,171-metre-high (16,965 ft) mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, on the border of the districts of Aquia and Huallanca. Kuntur Wayi lies east of the Minapata valley, southwest of Kunkush, south of Wallanka and southeast of Minapata.
Puma Wayin may refer to:
Yanajirca or Yana Hirka is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huallanca District. Yana Hirka lies southeast of the Wallanka mountain range.
Chawpi Punta is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huasta District. Chawpi Punta lies at the Pampa Wayi valley, southwest of Puka Qaqa.
Muya Wayin is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,092 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huallanca District. Muya Wayin lies on a ridge east of Wallanka, west of Yana Pukyu.