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]
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 in the district with the number of households in parentheses.[2]
The capital of the district is the village of Huaylas.