The Huarmey Province is one of 20 provinces located in the
Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is ...
of
Peru
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. It takes around 4 hours to arrive to Huarmey from
Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...
by bus and its main economic activities include agriculture, fishing, tourism,
and mineral shipping.
Political division
Huarmey is divided into five
district
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s, which are:
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Cochapeti
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Culebras
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Huarmey
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Huayan
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Malvas
See also
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Kunkush Kancha
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Pillaka
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Ututu Hirka
References
alcalde de Huarmytey sr. Felix Federico Moscoso Vite
External links
Official web site of the Huarmey Province
Huarmey Province
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