Huallanca District, Bolognesi
Huallanca
Wallanka | |
|---|---|
 Huallanca as seen from Huamantanga | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Bolognesi |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Huallanca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilmer Serafin Cornelio Rojas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 873.39 km2 (337.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,540 m (11,610 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,353 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 020508 |
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]
- Allqu Hirka
- Asul Kunkush
- Asul Qaqa
- Chawpi Hanka
- Chawpi Hanka (Anc.-Huán.)
- Ch'uspi
- Kunkush
- Kuntur Wayi
- Kushuru
- Mama Hirka
- Mashwa Raqra
- Millwa Qaqa
- Mina Punta
- Munti Hirka
- Muya Wayin
- Ñawin Punta
- Puka Kushuru
- Puka Yaku
- Pukarahu
- Puma Wayin
- Puma Wayin (near Kunturqucha)
- P'unchaw
- Qayqu
- Ritama
- Rupha Wayi
- Tankan
- Tankanqucha
- Tarush Kancha
- Tawqan
- Tiklla
- T'uru Hirka
- Waka Rumi
- Wallanka
- Wathiya Wathiya
- Waychaw Punta
- Wayllas
- Yana Hirka
- Yana Hirka (Huallanca)
- Yana Pukyu
- Yana Wank'a
- Yanashallash
- Yantaq
See also
References
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ "Jatun Huancagaga". mincetur. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
