Huallanca
Wallanka
Huallanca as seen from Huamantanga
Huallanca as seen from Huamantanga
Coordinates: 09°52′48″S 76°57′36″W / 9.88000°S 76.96000°W / -9.88000; -76.96000
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceBolognesi
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalHuallanca
Government
  MayorWilmer Serafin Cornelio Rojas
Area
  Total873.39 km2 (337.22 sq mi)
Elevation
3,540 m (11,610 ft)
Population
  Total6,353
  Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO020508

Huallanca (hispanicized spelling) or Wallanka (Quechua for "mountain range"[1] and the cactus species Austrocylindropuntia subulata)[2] is a district of the Bolognesi Province in the Ancash Region of Peru.

Geography

The Wallanka mountain range mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[3]

See also

References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "Jatun Huancagaga". mincetur. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
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