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Huacaybamba
Province
Aerial view of the city of Huacaybamba
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Location of Huacaybamba in the Huánuco Region
Country	Peru
Region	Huánuco
Capital	Huacaybamba
Area
• Total	1,743.70 km (673.25 sq mi)
Population
• Total	19,876
• Density	11/km (30/sq mi)
UBIGEO	1004

Huacaybamba is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huacaybamba.

Boundaries

• North: province of Marañón
• East: province of Leoncio Prado
• South: province of Huamalíes
• West: Ancash Region

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Kuntur Marka at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

• Chakra Hirka
• Chawpi Marka
• Ch'aki Pilanku
• Hatun Hirka
• Ichik Runtu Pampa
• Kinwa Qucha
• Mata Mata
• Puchkayuq
• Puka Qaqa
• Rima Rima
• Runtu Pampa
• Ruri Qucha
• Saqra
• Tampu
• Tikira Punta
• Uqhu Pampa
• Uqhu Qucha
• Wank'a
• Wask'a Qucha
• Yura K'uchu
• Yura Qucha
• Yuraq Yaku

Political division

The province is divided into four districts, which are:

• Canchabamba
• Cochabamba
• Huacaybamba
• Pinra

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.45% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

See also

• Kinwaqucha
• Mamaqucha

Sources

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map province of Huacaybamba (Huánuco Region)
2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

9°04′57″S 76°49′58″W / 9.08250°S 76.83278°W / -9.08250; -76.83278

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