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Yungay Province
The Yungay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Geography The Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Waskaran, the highest elevation of Peru, lies on the border to the Carhuaz Province. Chakrarahu, Chopicalqui, Tullparahu and Yanarahu (Ruriqucha) belong to the highest peaks of the province. Other mountains are listed below: Political division Yungay is divided into eight districts, which are: * Cascapara * Mancos * Matacoto * Quillo * Ranrahirca * Shupluy * Yanama * Yungay Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (73.19%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.48 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Peru
The provinces of Peru () are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country. They are divided into Districts of Peru, districts ( es, distritos, links=no). There are 196 provinces in Peru, grouped into 25 Regions of Peru, regions, except for Lima Province which does not belong to any region. This makes an average of seven provinces per region. The region with the fewest provinces is Callao (one) and the region with the most is Ancash Region, Ancash (twenty). While provinces in the sparsely populated Amazon rain forest of eastern Peru tend to be larger, there is a large concentration of them in the north-central area of the country. The province with the fewest districts is Purús Province, with just one district. The province with the most districts is Lima Province, with 43 districts. The most common number of districts per province is eight; a total of 29 provinces share this number of districts. Provinces table The table below shows all provinces with their capit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puchkayuq Punta
Puchkayuq Punta (Quechua ''puchka'' spindle, ''-n'' a suffix, ''punta'' peak; ridge, "the peak (or ridge) with a spindle", also spelled ''Puchcayoc Punta'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Yungay District, northwest of Huascarán Huascarán () (Quechua: Waskaran), Nevado Huascarán or Mataraju is a mountain in the Peruvian province of Yungay (Ancash Department), situated in the Cordillera Blanca range of the western Andes. The southern summit of Huascarán (Huascarán .... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ancash Region {{Ancash-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cascapara District
Cascapara District is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province in Peru. Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que apredió hablar (in Spanish) See also * Pukaqucha * |
District
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanarahu (Yanama-Yungay)
Yanarrajo (possibly from Quechua ''yana'' black, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow, "black snow peak" is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, in the districts Yanama and Yungay.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region) showing "Cerro Yanarrajo" Yanarrajo lies in the Huascarán National Park, south-west of Yanapaccha, near the Llanganuco Lakes __NOTOC__ The Llanganuco Lakes (''Llankanuku'' in Quechua language), Chinancocha and Orconcocha, are situated in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. They are located in Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Yungay District, about 25 km nort .... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ancash Region Huascarán National Park {{Ancash-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanaphaqcha
Yanapaccha (possibly from Quechua ''yana'' black, ''phaqcha'' waterfall, "black waterfall") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, in the districts Yanama and Yungay. Yanapaccha lies in the Huascarán National Park, southeast of Chacraraju Chacraraju or Chakraraju (possibly from Quechua ''chakra'' little farm; field, land sown with seed, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictio .... References External links Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ancash Region Glaciers of Peru {{Ancash-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wamp'u (Huaylas-Yungay)
Huampo or Wamp'u (Quechua for boat, also spelled ''Huanpu'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Pamparomas District, and in the Yungay Province, Quillo District Quillo (from Quechua Q'illu, meaning "yellow") is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Paka Qutu at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The .... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ancash Region {{Ancash-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallpaq Sillu Punta
Wallpaq Sillu Punta (Quechua ''wallpa'' hen, ''-q'' an obsolete suffix, ''sillu'' claw, ''punta'' peak; ridge, "chicken claw peak (or ridge)", also spelled ''Huallpacsillopunta'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province The Yungay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Geography The Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Waskaran, the highest elevation of Peru, lies on the border to the Carhuaz Province. C ..., on the border of the districts of Cascapara and Quillo. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ancash Region {{Ancash-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuqtupampa
Tuctubamba or Tuqtubamba (possibly from Quechua ''tuqtu'' broody hen, ''pampa'' a large plain, "broody hen plain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, at the border of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District, the Pomabamba Province, Huayllán District, and the Yungay Province, Yanama District. Tuctubamba lies southeast of Taulliraju.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province 2 (Ancash Region) See also * Sintiru * Tawlliqucha * Yuraqmayu Santa Cruz, (called Yuraqmayu or Yuracma near its end) is a creek in Peru located in Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It is a right tributary of the Santa River. It originates in the Cordillera Blanca southwest of Taulliraju, near ... References Mountains of Ancash Region Mountains of Peru {{Ancash-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sintiru
Sentilo (possibly Quechua for peccary) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. Sentilo lies at the Punta Unión pass, the highest point of the Santa Cruz valley, south of the mountains Rinrijirca and Pucajirca, southwest of Taulliraju, and northeast of mountains Artesonraju and Parón. "Piramide, Paria, Sentilo and Artesonraju from Punta Union." originates near Sentilo. See also * Lake Jatuncocha *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukutu Punta
Rocotopunta (Quechua ''rukutu, ruqutu'' a plant ''(Capsicum pubescens)'', ''punta'' peak; ridge) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Caraz District, and in the Yungay Province, Yungay District. Rocotopunta lies west of Huandoy Huandoy (probably from Quechua ''wantuy,'' to transfer, to transpose, to carry, to carry a heavy load) or Tullparaju (possibly from Quechua ''tullpa'' rustic cooking-fire, stove, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow,) is a mountain located ins .... Sources Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ancash Region {{Ancash-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pukarahu (Lucma)
Pucaraju or Pukaraju (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow, "red snow-covered mountain")lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Nevado Pucaraju" is a mountain in the in the of , about high. It is situated in the |
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