Huancayo Province is located in
Peru
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. It is one of the 9 provinces composing the
Junín Region Junín may refer to:
Places Argentina
*Junín Partido
**Junín, Buenos Aires
*** Junín Airport
* Junín Department, Mendoza
** Junín, Mendoza
* Junín Department, San Luis
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Colombia
*Junín, Cundinamarca
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. It borders to the north with the
Concepción Province, the east with the
Satipo Province
Satipo Province ( es, Provincia de Satipo) is the largest and easternmost province in the Junín Region, located in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru. Its capital is the town of Satipo.
Geography
The Satipo Province borders the provinces of ...
, the south with the
Huancavelica Region
Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, ...
and the west with the
Chupaca Province. The province has an approximate population of 545,615 inhabitants.
The capital of the province is the city of
Huancayo
Huancayo (; in qu, label=Wanka Quechua, Wankayuq , '(place) with a (sacred) rock') is the capital of Junín Region, in the central highlands of Peru.
Location
Huancayo is located in Huancayo Province, of which it is also the capital. Sit ...
.
Geography
The
Chunta mountain range and the
Waytapallana mountain range traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:
[escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancayo Province (Junín Region)]
Some of the largest lakes of the Huancayo Province are
Aqchiqucha
Lake Acchicocha (possibly from Quechua ''aqchi'' hawk or sparrowhawk, ''qucha'' lake,Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: ''qucha'', ''qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de ...
,
Hatunqucha,
Quylluqucha
Coyllococha (possibly from Quechua ''quyllu'' impeccable white; generic name for a kind of potatoes, ''qucha'' lake,) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District
Chongos Alto District is one of twenty ...
,
Walsaqucha
Walsaqucha (Quechua ''walsa'' raft, ''qucha'' lake, "raft lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Balsacocha'') is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District
Chongos Alto District is one of twenty-eight districts ...
,
Wich'iqucha
Huichicocha (possibly from Quechua ''wich'i'' a large, wide-mouthed pitcher, ''qucha'' lake, "pitcher lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Huichicocha'' and ''Huisquicocha'' where the Quechua word 'wiski' ''(huisqui)'', a borrowing from English, mean ...
,
Yuraqqucha and
Ñawinqucha.
Political division
The province is divided into 28 districts over an area of 4 711,15 km².
["Regional Government of Junin"](_blank)
''at "Regional Government of Junin site"'', Retrieved on 2008-12-07 (in Spanish) These districts are:
See also
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Ankap Wachanan
Lake Ancapuachanan (possibly from Quechua ''anka'' black-chested buzzard-eagle or eagle, ''wacha'' birth, to give birth ''-p'', ''-na'', ''-n'' suffixes) is a small lake in the Huaytapallana mountain range in Peru. It is located in the Junín R ...
*
Apu Inka Apu Inka (Quechua ''apu'' an Andean deity, ''Inka'' Inca)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is a folk dance in Peru. The dance re-enacts the capture of the Inca by the Sp ...
*
Wari Willka
Wari Willka, also Wariwillka (hispanicized spellings ''Huarihuilca, Huariwilka, Huarivilca, Huarivillca, Huariwillka, Warivilca, Wariwillca, Wariwilka, Wari Willca''), is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancay ...
External links
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Municipal website
Footnotes
Provinces of the Junín Region
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