Official Name: | Huancané |
Native Name: | Wanqani |
Pushpin Map: | Peru |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Puno |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Huancané |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Huancané |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Coordinates: | -15.2022°N -69.7614°W |
Elevation M: | 3841 |
Huancané (Aymara: Wanqani wanqa a big stone, -ni a suffix, "the one with a big stone (or big stones)") is the capital of the province of Huancané in Peru. The town is located about north of Lake Titicaca. The majority of the residents of Huancané's 7,000 speak Aymara.