Huallanca
Wallanka | |
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Coordinates: 09°52′48″S 76°57′36″W / 9.88000°S 76.96000°W | |
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 the cactus species Austrocylindropuntia subulata)[2] is a district of the Bolognesi Province in the Ancash Region of Peru.