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Huánuco

Wanuku
Caballeros del León de Huánuco
Huánuco Wanuku Caballeros del León de Huánuco
	Top:San Sebastian Church and Huanuco San Sebastian Park, Second:Calicaoto Bridge and Huallagu River, A street of July 28 Merced Passage of Huanuco, Third:Huanuco Carthedral and Almas Square, Huanuco Saint Domingo Park, Bottom:Kotosh Ruin and Kotosh Temple of the Crossed Hands (all item of left to right)
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	Huánuco
	Coordinates: 9°55′46.07″S 76°14′22.97″W / 9.9294639°S 76.2397139°W
Country	Peru
Region	Huánuco
Province	Huánuco
Founded	15 August 1539
Founded by	Gómez de Alvarado y Contreras
Government
• Mayor	José Luis Villavicencio Guardia; (2019-2022)
Elevation	1,880 m (6,170 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	196,627
• Estimate (2015)	175,068
Demonym	huanuqueño/a
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)

Huánuco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwanuko]; Quechua: Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017^[2] and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. The metropolitan city of Huanuco is 170,000 hab (2011, urban pop, INEI). It has three districts, Huanuco (head), Amarilis, and Pillco Marca. In this city, the Higueras river meets the Huallaga river, one of the largest rivers in the country.

History

The city of Huánuco was founded by Spanish conquistador Gómez de Alvarado in 1539,^[3] in the Inca town of the Yarowilca clan, Wanako. In 1541, the city was moved to its current location in the Pillco Valley.

The indigenous chronicler Juan de Santa Cruz Pachacuti Yamqui Salcamaygua notes that during the Inca Empire, Pillco was a significant source of Aclla nuns for the capital city of Cusco, stating, "...there were maidens from all nations, especially from three, namely: Cusco and its territory, the Chachapoyas, and Pillco, which they now call Guánuco."^[4]

Huánuco was the scene of one of the Chilean massacres during their occupation of Peruvian territory from 1881 to 1883.^[3]

Geography

Climate

Huánuco has a mild semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The temperatures are pleasant throughout the year with very warm days and comfortable nights due to its elevation of 1,913 metres or 6,276 feet.

Climate data for Huánuco, elevation 1,919 m (6,296 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26.1 (79.0)	26.0 (78.8)	25.9 (78.6)	26.8 (80.2)	27.1 (80.8)	26.5 (79.7)	26.2 (79.2)	26.7 (80.1)	27.0 (80.6)	27.0 (80.6)	27.0 (80.6)	26.2 (79.2)	26.5 (79.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15.3 (59.5)	15.4 (59.7)	15.2 (59.4)	14.8 (58.6)	13.9 (57.0)	12.6 (54.7)	11.7 (53.1)	12.5 (54.5)	13.9 (57.0)	14.9 (58.8)	15.6 (60.1)	15.2 (59.4)	14.3 (57.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	53.1 (2.09)	59.0 (2.32)	76.9 (3.03)	34.4 (1.35)	11.7 (0.46)	5.5 (0.22)	4.1 (0.16)	6.7 (0.26)	12.9 (0.51)	43.5 (1.71)	50.0 (1.97)	70.0 (2.76)	427.8 (16.84)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru^[5]

Education

Schools

Universities

Notable people

Mariano Ignacio Prado - President and General, born in 1825.
Leoncio Prado - Colonel and hero; fought in Cuba and against the Chilean invasion after The War of the Pacific.
Javier Pulgar Vidal - Famous geographer, born in Panao Province.
Daniel Alomía Robles - Musical composer and ethnologist born in 1871, famous for El Cóndor Pasa
Johan Fano- Professional football player
Beker Fabian - poet and writer

Transportation

It is served by the Alférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini Airport. One of the main highways of the country passes by Huanuco, connecting Lima-Callao with Tingo Maria and Pucallpa in the Peruvian Amazonia.^{[citation needed]}