Department of Huánuco

Departments of Peru

For other uses, see Huánuco (disambiguation).

Department in 11 provinces and 76 districts, Peru

Huánuco

Departamento de Huánuco (Spanish)
Wanuku suyu (Quechua)

Department

Siula Grande in the Huayhuash

Flag

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Location of the Department of Huánuco in Peru

Country| Peru
Subdivisions| 11 provinces and 76 districts
Largest city| Huánuco
Capital| Huánuco
Government

• Governor| Rubén Alva Ochoa
(2015–2018)
Area

• Total

| 36,848.85 km2 (14,227.42 sq mi)
Highest elevation

| 3,839 m (12,595 ft)
Lowest elevation

| 167 m (548 ft)
Population

(2005 Census)

• Total

| 730,871
• Density| 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
UBIGEO|

Dialing code| 062
ISO 3166 code| PE-HUC
Principal resources| –
Poverty rate| 78.9%
Percentage of Peru's GDP| 1%
Website| www.regionhuanuco.gob.pe
Partial view of Kotosh in the Andes.

Huánuco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwanuko]) is a department and region in central Peru.[1] It is bordered by the La Libertad, San Martín, Loreto and Ucayali regions in the north, the Ucayali Region in the east, the Pasco Region in the south and the Lima and Ancash regions in the west. Its capital is the city Huánuco.

Huánuco has a rough topography comprising parts of the Sierra and the High Jungle (mountain rim) regions. Being equidistant from the north and the south of the country, it has the privilege of having a mild weather with an average annual temperature of 20 °C (68 °F).

This region is important for its geographical location, history, and for the richness of its land, where the presence of man goes back to ancient times. El Hombre de Lauricocha (Man of Lauricocha) is among the most distinctive examples, dating from 10,000 BC, as well as Kotosh, where vestiges of the oldest settlement in the Americas (4200 BC) took place.

Several ethnic groups inhabited this region. However, after a severe resistance, they started to incorporate as part of the Inca empire. Huánuco then became part of the Cusco-Cajamarca-Cusco route.

In the beginning of the 19th century, during the emancipation process, Huánuco was one of the first cities to promote Peru's independence. Moreover, a first oath took place in this city on December 15, 1820, after several uprisings in Huamalíes, Huallanca and Ambo.

## Political division

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Map of the Huánuco region showing its provinces

The region is divided into 11 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 75 districts (distritos, singular: distrito).

The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

* Ambo (Ambo)
* Dos de Mayo (La Unión)
* Huacaybamba (Huacaybamba)
* Huamalíes (Llata)
* Huánuco (Huánuco)
* Lauricocha (Jesús)
* Leoncio Prado (Tingo María)
* Marañón (Huacrachuco)
* Pachitea (Panao)
* Puerto Inca (Puerto Inca)
* Yarowilca (Chavinillo)

## Demographics

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### Languages

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According to the 2007 Peru Census, the language learned first by most of the residents was Spanish (70.92%) followed by Quechua (28.56%). The Quechua variety spoken in Huánuco is Huánuco Quechua. The following table shows the results concerning the language learnt first in the Huánuco Region by province:[2]

Province  | Quechua | Aymara | Asháninka | Another native language  | Spanish | Foreign language  | Deaf or mute  | Total

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Ambo  | 13,141  | 30  | 9  | 5  | 38,840  | 2  | 86  | 52,113
Dos de Mayo  | 17,399  | 20  | 5  | 11  | 26,102  | 6  | 91  | 43,634
Huacaybamba  | 14,920  | 19  | 2  | 2  | 3,869  | 1  | 106  | 18,919
Huamalies  | 32,873  | 44  | 6  | 6  | 28,511  | 4  | 226  | 61,670
Huanuco  | 60,281  | 177  | 73  | 62  | 192,886  | 54  | 369  | 253,902
Leoncio Prado  | 8,990  | 78  | 30  | 82  | 99,915  | 19  | 178  | 109,292
Marañon  | 6,073  | 8  | 4  | 7  | 18,367  | \-  | 82  | 24,541
Pachitea  | 26,229  | 56  | 9  | 14  | 29,415  | \-  | 107  | 55,830
Puerto Inca  | 1,582  | 81  | 545  | 731  | 25,541  | 2  | 59  | 28,541
Lauricocha  | 3,415  | 17  | 4  | 8  | 29,481  | \-  | 23  | 32,948
Yarowilca  | 18,308  | 30  | 6  | 2  | 11,633  | \-  | 49  | 30,028
Total | 203,211  | 560  | 693  | 930  | 504,560  | 88  | 1,376  | 711,418
% | 28.56  | 0.08  | 0.10  | 0.13  | 70.92  | 0.01  | 0.19  | 100.00

## Places of interest

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* Awkillu Waqra
* Awkimarka
* El Sira Communal Reserve
* Qillqay Mach'ay
* Huayhuash mountain range

## References

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1. ^ Official website Archived 1997-04-12 at the Wayback Machine of INEI
2. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

## External links

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* Noticias de la Región
* Official web site of the Huánuco region

Huanuco, the capital of the department, was founded on August 15, 1539.

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Department capitals of Peru

* Chachapoyas (Amazonas)
* Huaraz (Ancash)
* Abancay (Apurímac)
* Arequipa (Arequipa)
* Ayacucho (Ayacucho)
* Cajamarca (Cajamarca)
* Callao (Callao)
* Cusco (Cuzco)
* Huancavelica (Huancavelica)
* Huánuco (Huánuco)
* Ica (Ica)
* Huancayo (Junín)
* Trujillo (La Libertad)
* Chiclayo (Lambayeque)
* Lima
* Huacho (Department of Lima)
* Iquitos (Loreto)
* Puerto Maldonado (Madre de Dios)
* Moquegua (Moquegua)
* Cerro de Pasco (Pasco)
* Piura (Piura)
* Puno (Puno)
* Moyobamba (San Martín)
* Tacna (Tacna)
* Tumbes (Tumbes)
* Pucallpa (Ucayali)

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* Amazonas
* Áncash
* Apurímac
* Arequipa
* Ayacucho
* Cajamarca
* Callao
* Cusco
* Huancavelica
* Huánuco
* Ica
* Junín
* La Libertad
* Lambayeque
* Lima
* Loreto
* Madre de Dios
* Moquegua
* Pasco
* Piura
* Puno
* San Martín
* Tacna
* Tumbes
* Ucayali

Peru's Lima Province is not part of any region.

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