The Marañón Province is one of eleven

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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 ...

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. The capital of this province is the city of Huacrachuco. The province has a population of 23,000 inhabitants as of 2002.

Boundaries

*North: La Libertad Region, San Martín Region *East:

Leoncio Prado Province The Leoncio Prado Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Tingo María. The province was named after the Peruvian mariner Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez. Boundaries *North: San ...

*South: Huacaybamba Province *West: Ancash Region

Political division

The province is divided into three districts, which are: * Cholón ( San Pedro de Chonta) * Huacrachuco ( Huacrachuco) * San Buenaventura ( San Buenaventura)

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by

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citizens of

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descent.

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is the language which the majority of the population (74.84%) learned to speak in childhood, 24.75% of the residents started speaking using the

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Sources

Provinces of the Huánuco Region {{Huánuco-geo-stub

Boundaries

Political division

Ethnic groups

See also

Sources