Huaraz Province

Huaraz
Looking north over Huaraz towards the Cordillera Blanca
Looking north over Huaraz towards the Cordillera Blanca
Flag of Huaraz
Coat of arms of Huaraz
Location of Huaraz in the Ancash Region
Location of Huaraz in the Ancash Region
CountryPeru
RegionAncash
CapitalHuaraz
Government
 • MayorEliseo Rori Mautino Ángeles
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total2,492.91 km2 (962.52 sq mi)
Elevation
3,052 m (10,013 ft)
Population
 • Total143,415
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
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Websitewww.munihuaraz.gob.pe

The Huaraz Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It was created on August 5, 1857 during the presidency of Ramón Castilla.[1] Geographically, the province is located over the Callejón de Huaylas and the western slopes of the Cordillera Negra.

The Regional Museum of Archaeology is located in the Huaraz district. Some other highlights of the province are the Pumacayán hill, the hot springs of Monterrey (at 6 km or 4 mi from the city) and the Willkawain archaeological sites,[2] at 13 kilometres (8 mi) to the north of Huaraz, in village of Paria, in the Independencia district.

  1. ^ Alberto Tauro del Pino, Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú, vol. VIII, p. 1220.
  2. ^ Valverde, Guido; Barreto Romero, María Inés; Flores Espinoza, Isabel; Cooper, Alan; Fehren-Schmitz, Lars; Llamas, Bastien; Haak, Wolfgang (2016-06-01). Achilli, Alessandro (ed.). "Ancient DNA Analysis Suggests Negligible Impact of the Wari Empire Expansion in Peru's Central Coast during the Middle Horizon". PLOS ONE. 11 (6): e0155508. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1155508V. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0155508. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4889149. PMID 27248693.