 Coat of Arms given by Philip II, representing the union between the Huancas and the Spaniards | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 90,727 (2000–2002)[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Peru | |
| Languages | |
| Jauja Wanca Quechua,[1] Huaylla Wanca Quechua, Spanish[2] | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, traditional religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Quechua peoples |
The Huancas, Wancas, or Wankas are a Quechua people living in the Junín Region of central Peru, in and around the Mantaro Valley.
- ^ a b "Quechua, Huaylla Wanca." Ethnologue. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Quechua, Jauja Wanca." Ethnologue. Retrieved 7 March 2012.