The Huaral Province is one of the nine

provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

in the

Lima Region The Department of Lima () is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru, the ''seat of the Regional Government'' is Huacho. Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the Departm ...

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

. It was created by Law No. 21488 on May 11, 1976 by president

Francisco Morales Bermúdez Francisco Remigio Morales Bermúdez Cerruti (4 October 1921 – 14 July 2022) was a Peruvian politician and general who was the ''de facto'' President of Peru (2nd President of the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces) between 1975 and ...

out of eight districts of the

Canta Province Canta Province is a province in the Lima Region of Peru, situated approximately to the northeast of the Peruvian capital, Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of P ...

and four of the

Huaura Province Huaura is one of nine provinces of the Department of Lima on the Pacific coast of Peru. It has a population of about 180,000 inhabitants. Is the most important province of the Region Lima-Provinces. It is bordered by the province of Barranca and ...

. Geographically, its territory extends around the valley of the Chancay River from the mountainous frontier of the

Pasco Region Pasco () is a department and region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco. Political division The region is divided into 3 provinces ( es, provincias, singular: ), which are composed of 28 districts (''distritos'', singular: ''distrito ...

and

Junín Region Junín may refer to: Places Argentina *Junín Partido ** Junín, Buenos Aires *** Junín Airport * Junín Department, Mendoza ** Junín, Mendoza * Junín Department, San Luis *Junín de los Andes, Neuquén Colombia *Junín, Cundinamarca *Jun� ...

up to the Pacific Ocean.

Geography

The

Puwaq Hanka Puwaq Hanka (local Quechua ''puwaq'', eight, ''hanka'' snowcapped peak or ridge, "eight peaks (or ridges)", hispanicized spelling ''Puagjanca'') is a mountain in the Puwaq Hanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in ...

mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaral Province (Lima Region)

Political division

The province is divided into twelve districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito): * Huaral * Atavillos Alto * Atavillos Bajo * Aucallama *

Chancay Chancay is a small city located north of Lima. Its population is 63,378. The Chancay culture was a pre-Columbian archaeological culture, later part of the Inca Empire. History It was founded in 1562 under the name of Villa de Arnedo. The ma ...

* Ihuari * 27 de Noviembre * Lampian * Pacaraos * Santa Cruz de Andamarca * Sumbilca * San Miguel de Acos

Attractions

Lomas de Lachay Lachay National Reserve ( es, Reserva Nacional de Lachay) is a protected area in the region of Lima, Peru. The reserve is located north from the Peruvian capital, Lima, and protects part of the lomas ecosystem. Climate Climate at the reserve i ...

- national reserve. * Huando oranges were Huaral's most important products in the 20th century. * Thermal baths of Collpa.

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Provinces of the Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub

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