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Sánchez Carrión
Province
The Andes close to Huamachuco, the capital of the Sánchez Carrión Province
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Location of Sánchez Carrión in La Libertad Region
Country	Peru
Region	La Libertad
Capital	Huamachuco
Government
• Mayor	Benito Robert Contreras Morales
Area
• Total	2,486.38 km (960.00 sq mi)
Population
• Total	144,405
• Density	58/km (150/sq mi)
UBIGEO	1309

Sánchez Carrión, known until 1976 as Huamachuco, is one of twelve provinces of the La Libertad Region in Peru. It is named in honour of José Faustino Sánchez Carrión. The capital of this province is the city of Huamachuco. About 30 miles away is Marcahuamachuco, a prehistoric political and religious centre of a culture that throve AD 350-1100.

Political division

The province is divided into eight districts, which are:

• Chugay
• Cochorco
• Curgos
• Huamachuco
• Marcabal
• Sanagorán
• Sarín
• Sartimbamba

References

1. Topic, Theresa Lange (1991). "The Meaning of Monuments at Marcahuamachuco," 55th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. New Orleans: Abril

7°48′44″S 78°02′51″W / 7.81222°S 78.04750°W / -7.81222; -78.04750

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