Huacllan District is one of 5
districts in the
Aija Province
The Aija Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.
Geography
The Cordillera Negra traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Political division
Aija is divided into five distr ...
, of the
Ancash Region in
Peru
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. Its population was 364 as of the
2017 census.
History
Simultaneously with the creation of the Province of Aija, by Law N°8188, Huacllan was elevated to the category of District. The degree of obtained advance and the progressive eagerness of its population, justified this promotion. Previously it had been an annex of the
Succha District.
Capital
The district's capital is the town of Huacllán, located on the slopes of the Condorkaka at an elevation of 3.083 m. Its more important locality is San Isidro.
References
Districts of the Aija Province
Districts of the Ancash Region
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