Huallanca District, Bolognesi

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Huallanca
Wallanka
District
Huallanca as seen from Huamantanga
Huallanca as seen from Huamantanga
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Bolognesi
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Huallanca
Government
 • Mayor Teofilo Marcos Cervantes
Area
 • Total 873.39 km2 (337.22 sq mi)
Elevation 1,840 m (6,040 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 6,353
 • Density 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
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]

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See also

References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)


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