| Official Name: | Yanahuanca |
| Pushpin Map: | Peru |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pasco |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Daniel Alcídes Carrión |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Yanahuanca |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Juan Luis Chombo Heredia (2019-2022) |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Population Total: | 11333 |
| Timezone: | PET |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | -10.4914°N -76.5136°W |
| Elevation M: | 3184 |
Yanahuanca is a town in central Peru, capital of the province Daniel Alcídes Carrión in the region Pasco.[1]
The name of the town, is a phrase composed by the Quechua adjective yana (black), and the Runasimi noun wanka ("huanca" in Spanish) that means "demarcatory stone", among other meanings;[2] for what "yanahuanca" would be understood as "black stone".