Plaza de Huánuco con la Iglesia de San Sebastian al fondo

Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central

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. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the

Huánuco Region Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Hu ...

and the

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. It is the seat of the

diocese of Huánuco In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

. The metropolitan city of Huanuco is 170,000 hab (2011, urban pop, INEI). It has three districts, Huanuco (head), Amarilis, and Pillco Marca. In this city, the Higueras river meets the Huallaga river, one of the largest rivers in the country.

History

The city of Huánuco was founded by

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in 1539, in the

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town of Yarowilca. In 1541, the city was moved to its current location in the Pillco Valley.

Geography

Climate

Huánuco has a mild

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(

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''BSh''). The temperatures are pleasant throughout the year with very warm days and comfortable nights due to its elevation of .

Education

Schools

* C.S. Colegio de Ciencias * CNA UNHEVAL * G.U.E. Leoncio Prado * C.S. San Luis Gonzaga

Universities

* Universidad Nacional "Hermilio Valdizán" * Universidad Privada "Huánuco"

Notable people

Mariano Ignacio Prado Mariano Ignacio Prado Ochoa (December 18, 1825 – May 5, 1901) was a Peruvian army general who served as the 16th (1865 - 1868) and 21st (1876 - 1879) President of Peru. Biography Born in Huánuco on December 18, 1825, he studied in Huanuco an ...

- President and General, born in 1825. * Leoncio Prado - Colonel and hero; fought in Cuba and against the Chilean invasion after The War of the Pacific. * Javier Pulgar Vidal - Famous geographer, born in Panao Province. *

Daniel Alomía Robles Daniel Alomía Robles (3 January 1871 – 17 July 1942) was a Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist. He is best known for composing the song " El Cóndor Pasa" in 1913 as part of a zarzuela — a musical play that alternates between spoken and ...

- Musical composer and ethnologist born in 1871, famous for '' El Cóndor Pasa'' *

Johan Fano Johan Javier Fano Espinoza (born 9 August 1978 in Huánuco, Perú) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a forward. Career His professional football debut was on March 5, 1995 playing for León de Huánuco. Fano has ...

- Professional football player

Transportation

It is served by the

Alférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini Airport Alférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini Airport is an airport serving Huánuco, Peru. It is the most important airport in the Huánuco Region and is operated by the civil government. It is currently served by 3 airlines, with all of them offering ...

. One of the main highways of the country passes by Huanuco, connecting Lima-Callao with Tingo Maria and Pucallpa in the Peruvian Amazonia.

Notes

External links

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Catholic Encyclopedia The ''Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church'' (also referred to as the ''Old Catholic Encyclopedia'' and the ''Original Catholic Encyclopedia'') i ...

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