Huaylas District Explained

Huaylas
Native Name:Waylas
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ancash
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Huaylas
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
P1:10 populated places
Established Title:Founded
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Huaylas
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jose Felipe Espinoza Caballero (2007)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:56.89
Elevation M:2721
Population Total:1811
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:021204
Website:munihuaylas.gob.pe

The Huaylas District (Spanish; Castilian: '''Distrito de Huaylas''') is the smallest of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Huaylas.[1]

Location

The district is located in the north-western part of the province at an elevation of 2,721m. The village of Huaylas is located 45 km from the city of Caraz.

Populated places

Populated places in the district with the number of households in parentheses.[2]

Capital

The capital of the district is the village of Huaylas.

References

  1. Web site: Official website of the Huaylas district . 2020-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070820025134/http://www.munihuaylas.gob.pe/ . 2007-08-20 . dead .
  2. [Peru 2005 Census|2005 census]

External links

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