Huánuco | |
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 Siula Grande in theHuayhuash | |
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.svg) 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 | |
• Total | 730,871 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 10 |
| Dialing code | 062 |
| ISO 3166 code | PE-HUC |
| Principal resources | – |
| Poverty rate | 78.9% |
| Percentage of Peru'sGDP | 1% |
| Website | www.regionhuanuco.gob.pe |
Huánuco (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈwanuko]) is adepartment and region in centralPeru.[1] It is bordered by theLa Libertad,San Martín,Loreto andUcayali regions in the north, the Ucayali Region in the east, thePasco Region in the south and theLima andAncash regions in the west. Its capital is the cityHuánuco.
Huánuco has a rough topography comprising parts of theSierra 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 ofLauricocha) is among the most distinctive examples, dating from 10,000 BC, as well as Kotosh, where vestiges of the oldest settlement in theAmericas (4200 BC) took place.
Several ethnic groups inhabited this region. However, after a severe resistance, they started to incorporate as part of theInca 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.
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:
According to the2007 Peru Census, the language learned first by most of the residents wasSpanish (70.92%) followed byQuechua (28.56%). The Quechua variety spoken in Huánuco isHuánuco 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 |
Peru'sLima Province is not part of any region. |
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