Huallanca District, Bolognesi
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.
Huallanca
Wallanka | |
|---|---|
 Huallanca as seen from Huamantanga | |
| 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 |
Geography
The Wallanka mountain range mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[3]
- Allqu Hirka
- Asul Kunkush
- Asul Qaqa
- Chawpi Hanka
- Chawpi Hanka (Anc.-Huán.)
- Ch'uspi
- Kunkush
- Kuntur Wayi
- Kushuru
- Mama Hirka
- Mashwa Raqra
- Millwa Qaqa
- Mina Punta
- Munti Hirka
- Muya Wayin
- Ñawin Punta
- Puka Kushuru
- Puka Yaku
- Pukarahu
- Puma Wayin
- Puma Wayin (near Kunturqucha)
- P'unchaw
- Qayqu
- Ritama
- Rupha Wayi
- Tankan
- Tankanqucha
- Tarush Kancha
- Tawqan
- Tiklla
- T'uru Hirka
- Waka Rumi
- Wallanka
- Wathiya Wathiya
- Waychaw Punta
- Wayllas
- Yana Hirka
- Yana Hirka (Huallanca)
- Yana Pukyu
- Yana Wank'a
- Yanashallash
- Yantaq
See also
References
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- "Jatun Huancagaga". mincetur. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
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