The Huánuco Province is one of 11

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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 Huán ...

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. The capital of the province is the city of

Huánuco 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 Huán ...

History

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

Political division

The province is divided into twelve districts. * Amarilis ( Paucarbamba) * Chinchao (

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) * Churubamba ( Churubamba) *

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) *

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) * Pillco Marca ( Cayhuayna) * Quisqui ( Huancapallac) * San Francisco de Cayrán ( Cayrán) * San Pedro de Chaulán ( Chaulán) * Santa María del Valle ( Santa María del Valle) * Yacus * Yarumayo ( Yarumayo)

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by

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citizens of

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

descent.

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is the language which the majority of the population (75.97%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.74% of the residents started speaking using the

language (

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Events

On 21 December 2005, eight Peruvian policemen were killed by

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terrorists. The policemen were involved in the government's efforts of destroying

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crops. On 19 November 2009, Peruvian policemen reported apprehending gang members suspected of killing people in Huanuco Province for their fat and selling the fat on the black market for use in cosmetics in Europe. Three suspects confessed to killing 5 people and told the police that the fat was worth $60,000 a gallon. At least 60 people are reported missing this year in Huanuco Province

References

External links

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www.huanuco.mp.gob.pe Official province web site
Provinces of the Huánuco Region {{Huánuco-geo-stub