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Huaylas District

Coordinates: 8°52′14″S 77°54′19″W / 8.87056°S 77.90528°W / -8.87056; -77.90528
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Huaylas
Waylas
Location of Huaylas in the Huaylas province
Location of Huaylas in the Huaylas province
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuaylas
CapitalHuaylas
Subdivisions10 populated places
Government
 • MayorJose Felipe Espinoza Caballero (2007)
Area
 • Total56.89 km2 (21.97 sq mi)
Elevation
2,721 m (8,927 ft)
Population
 • Total1,811
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021204
Websitemunihuaylas.gob.pe

The Huaylas District (Spanish: Distrito de Huaylas) is the smallest of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Huaylas.[1]

Location

The district is located in the north-western part of the province at an elevation of 2,721m. The village of Huaylas is located 45 km from the city of Caraz.

Populated places

Populated places in the district with the number of households in parenthesis.[2]

  • Waylas (502)
  • Itakuq Punta (11)
  • Waras Calle (31)
  • Shuyu (199)
  • Delicados (25)
  • Yakup (192)
  • Llima (2)
  • Waruma Pukyu (12)
  • Wanwamachi (4)
  • Wamanyaku (30)
  • Ñawinyaku (23)

Capital

The capital of the district is the village of Huaylas.

References

Template:Districts of Huaylas Province

8°52′14″S 77°54′19″W / 8.87056°S 77.90528°W / -8.87056; -77.90528