Huaraz Province

Huaraz
Huaraz
	Province
	Looking north over Huaraz towards the Cordillera Blanca
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Huaraz in the Ancash Region
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Capital	Huaraz
Government
• Mayor	Eliseo Rori Mautino Ángeles; (2019-2022)
Area
• Total	2,492.91 km2 (962.52 sq mi)
Elevation	3,052 m (10,013 ft)
Population
• Total	143,415
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0201
Website	www.munihuaraz.gob.pe

The Huaraz Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It was created on August 5, 1857 during the presidency of Ramón Castilla.[1] Geographically, the province is located over the Callejón de Huaylas and the western slopes of the Cordillera Negra.

The Regional Museum of Archaeology – known as the biggest lithic museum in South America - is located here. Some other highlights of the province are the Pumacayán hill, the hot springs of Monterrey (at 6 km or 4 mi from the city) and the Willkawayin ruins, at 13 kilometres (8 mi) to the north of Huaraz, in Paria. There is also a Museum of Miniatures, that is the only one in South America.

Geography

The Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Pucaranra, Chinchey, Tocllaraju and Huantsán. Other mountains are listed below:[2]

At 30 kilometres (20 mi) from Huaraz, by the route Huaraz–Casma that crosses the Cordillera Negra, there is a place named Punta Callan in the summit of this mountain range. It offers a panoramic sight of the Cordillera Blanca and the Callejón de Huaylas.

Political division

Huaraz is divided into twelve districts, which are the following:

District	Mayor
Cochabamba	Vido Segundo Sanchez Sifuentes
Colcabamba	Jonas Micaias Jamanca Carbajal
Huanchay	Dioscorides Felix Leon Fernandez
Huaraz	Gelacio Lombardo Mautino Angeles
Independencia	Gregorio Emiliano Mezarina Paredes
Jangas	Wilder Jhon Hinostroza Minaya
La Libertad	Didi Raul Maguiña Salazar
Olleros	Sixto Feliciano Blacido Leon
Pampas	Inocencio Nemecio Villafuerte Colonia
Pariacoto	Artemio Mejia Ramos
Pira	Oscar Augusto Morales Salazar
Tarica	Fredy Hildo Chinchay Salazar

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (63.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.28% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

Alberto Tauro del Pino, Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú, vol. VIII, p. 1220.
escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)
inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

External links

(in Spanish) Official web site of the Huaraz Province

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[1] Alberto Tauro del Pino, Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú, vol. VIII, p. 1220.

[2] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)

[3] .gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007