Province in Ancash, Peru
Looking south from
Allpamayu across the province
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Country Peru Region Ancash Founded July 15, 1857 Capital Caraz • Mayor Esteban Florentino • Total 2,293 km2 (885 sq mi) • Total 51,334 • Density 22/km2 (58/sq mi) UBIGEO 0212 Website Official website
The Huaylas Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru .
Geography
The Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Artesonraju , Chacraraju , Quitaraju , Pucajirca , Pucaraju and Huandoy . Other mountains are listed below:[ 2]
Some of the largest lakes of the province are Arwayqucha , Hatunqucha , Ichikqucha , Pukaqucha , Quyllurqucha , Tawlliqucha and Wiqruqucha .[ 2]
Political division
Huaylas is divided into ten districts , which are:
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census ).[ 3]
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9°03′00″S 77°48′36″W / 9.05000°S 77.81000°W / -9.05000; -77.81000