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Huayllan District

Huayllán
Wayllan
District
The archaeological site of Yaynu, Huayllán District
The archaeological site of Yaynu, Huayllán District
Location of Huayllán in the Pomabamba province
Location of Huayllán in the Pomabamba province
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Pomabamba
Founded June 28, 1955
Capital Huayllán
Government
 • Mayor Limas Velveder Miguel Angel
Area
 • Total 88.97 km2 (34.35 sq mi)
Elevation 3,000 m (10,000 ft)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 021602
Website munipomabamba.gob.pe

Huayllán District is one of 4 districts in the Pomabamba Province of the Ancash Region in Peru.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.73%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.95% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).


Coordinates: 8°51′46″S 77°27′16″W / 8.86278°S 77.45444°W / -8.86278; -77.45444


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