Huari Province

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Huari
Province
Chavin de Huantar.JPG
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Chavín de Huantar
Bandera de Huari.svg
Flag
Escudo de Huari.svg
Coat of arms
Location of the province Huari in Ancash.PNG
Location of Huari in the Ancash Region
Country Peru
Region Ancash
Capital Huari
Government
 • MayorLuis Alberto Sánchez Urbizagástegui
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total2,771.9 km2 (1,070.2 sq mi)
Elevation
3,149 m (10,331 ft)
Population
 • Total58,714
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Website Official website

The Huari Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its seat is Huari.

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Geography

The Cordillera Blanca traverses the western part of the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Rurichinchay and Wantsan. Other mountains are listed below: [1]

Political division

Huari is divided into sixteen districts, 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 (78.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.49% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Archaeological sites

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Chavín de Huantar is the most famous archaeological site of the province. [3] Another remarkable place with cave paintings and stone tombs (chullpa) is Markahirka.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
  3. ↑ (in Spanish) Official web site of the Huari Province

(in Spanish) Official web site of the Huari Province

Coordinates: 9°22′08″S77°14′13″W / 9.36889°S 77.23694°W / -9.36889; -77.23694


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