Huallanca District, Bolognesi

Coordinates: 9°52′48″S 76°57′36″W / 9.88000°S 76.96000°W / -9.88000; -76.96000
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Huallanca
Wallanka
Huallanca as seen from Huamantanga
Huallanca as seen from Huamantanga
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 a cactus plant (Opuntia 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: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. ^ "Jatun Huancagaga". mincetur. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)

9°52′48″S 76°57′36″W / 9.88000°S 76.96000°W / -9.88000; -76.96000