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| Country | Peru |
| Region | Piura |
| Founded | March 20, 1861 |
| Capital | Huancabamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Napoleón Velasco García |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,254.14 km2 (1,642.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,929 m (6,329 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 123,456 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2003 |
Huancabamba Province is a landlocked province in the Piura Region in northwestern Peru. The province is the easternmost in the region. [1]
The Province has an area of 4,254.14 square kilometers (1,642.53 sq mi) and is divided into eight districts. [2]
The province has an approximate population of 125,000 residents.
The capital of the province is the city of Huancabamba.
This province is famous by Waringa Lake (Laguna de Huaringas).
Peru is a country on the central western coast of South America facing the Pacific Ocean. It lies wholly in the Southern Hemisphere, its northernmost extreme reaching to 1.8 minutes of latitude or about 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) south of the equator. Peru shares land borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile, with its longest land border shared with Brazil.
Piura is a city in northwestern Peru located in the Sechura Desert on the Piura River. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. Its population was 484,475 as of 2017.
La Libertad is a region in northwestern Peru. Formerly it was known as the Department of La Libertad. It is bordered by the Lambayeque, Cajamarca and Amazonas regions on the north, the San Martín Region on the east, the Ancash and Huánuco regions on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is Trujillo, which is the nation's third biggest city. The region's main port is Salaverry, one of Peru's largest ports. The name of the region is Spanish for "freedom" or "liberty"; it was named in honor of the Intendencia of Trujillo's proclaiming independence from Spain in 1820 and fighting for that. It is the ninth smallest department in Peru, but it is also its second most populous department after Piura and its second most densely populated department after Lambayeque.
Lambayeque is a department and region in northwestern Peru known for its rich Moche and Chimú historical past. The region's name originates from the ancient pre-Inca civilization of the Lambayeque. It is the second-smallest department in Peru after Tumbes, but it is also its most densely populated department and its eighth most populous department.
Piura is a coastal department and region in northwestern Peru. The region's capital is Piura and its largest port cities, Paita and Talara, are also among the most important in Peru. The area is known for its tropical and dry beaches. It is the most populous department in Peru, its twelfth smallest department, and its fourth-most densely populated department, after Tumbes, La Libertad, and Lambayeque.
Ayabaca or Ayavaca is one of the eight provinces of the Piura Region, in northwestern Peru. It borders Ecuador on the north and northeast, Huancabamba Province and Morropón Province on the south, and the Piura and Sullana provinces on the west. This province is located in the western Andes and its capital is the town of Ayabaca, which is the highest in the whole region.
Sullana is the capital of the Sullana Province, in the north-western coastal plains of Peru on the Chira valley.
Piura is a landlocked province in the Piura Region in northwestern Peru. Its capital, the city of Piura, is also the regional capital. The province is the most populous in the region as well as its center of economic activity.
The Morropón Province is one of eight provinces of the Piura Region in Peru. The province was created in 1936. Its administrative center is in the town of Chulucanas.
The Sechura Province is the largest of eight provinces of the Piura Region in Peru.
The San Ignacio Province is one of thirteen provinces located in the Cajamarca Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of San Ignacio.
Telmatobius ignavus is a species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera de Huancabamba in the Department of Piura, Peru. Common name Piura water frog has been coined for it.
Huancabamba is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province Huancabamba in the region Piura. It is situated in the valley of the Huancabamba river, along which the old Inca road passed leading from Quito to Cajamarca.
Huancabamba District is one of eight districts of the province Huancabamba in Peru.
Sondorillo District is one of eight districts of the province Huancabamba in Peru.
Canchaque District is one of eight districts of the province Huancabamba in Peru.
El Carmen de la Frontera District is one of eight districts of the province Huancabamba in Peru.
Lalaquiz District is one of eight districts of Huancabamba Province, Peru.
San Miguel de El Faique District is one of eight districts of the province Huancabamba in Peru.
The Eastern Cordillera Real montane forests (NT0121) is an ecoregion in the eastern range of the Andes of southern Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru. The ecoregion covers the eastern slopes of the Andes, and includes montane forest that rises from the Amazonian rain forest, with cloud forest and elfin forest at higher elevations. It is rich in species, including many endemics. It is threatened by logging and conversion for pasturage and subsistence agriculture.
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