Huánuco has a rough topography comprising parts of the Sierra and the High Jungle (mountain rim) regions. Being equidistant from the north and the south of the country, it has the privilege of having a mild weather with an average annual temperature of 20 °C (68 °F).
This region is important for its geographical location, history, and for the richness of its land, where the presence of man goes back to ancient times. El Hombre de Lauricocha (Man of Lauricocha) is among the most distinctive examples, dating from 10,000 BC, as well as Kotosh, where vestiges of the oldest settlement in the Americas (4200 BC) took place.
Several ethnic groups inhabited this region. However, after a severe resistance, they started to incorporate as part of the Inca empire. Huánuco then became part of the Cusco-Cajamarca-Cusco route.
In the beginning of the 19th century, during the emancipation process, Huánuco was one of the first cities to promote Peru's independence. Moreover, a first oath took place in this city on December 15, 1820, after several uprisings in Huamalíes, Huallanca and Ambo.
The region is divided into 11 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 75 districts (distritos, singular: distrito).
The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are:
According to the 2007 Peru Census, the language learned first by most of the residents was Spanish (70.92%) followed by Quechua (28.56%). The Quechua variety spoken in Huánuco is Huánuco Quechua. The following table shows the results concerning the language learnt first in the Huánuco Region by province:[2]
department, huánuco, other, uses, huánuco, disambiguation, huánuco, spanish, pronunciation, ˈwanuko, department, region, central, peru, bordered, libertad, martín, loreto, ucayali, regions, north, ucayali, region, east, pasco, region, south, lima, ancash, regi. For other uses see Huanuco disambiguation Huanuco Spanish pronunciation ˈwanuko is a department and region in central Peru 1 It is bordered by the La Libertad San Martin Loreto and Ucayali regions in the north the Ucayali Region in the east the Pasco Region in the south and the Lima and Ancash regions in the west Its capital is the city Huanuco Huanuco Departamento de Huanuco Spanish Wanuku suyu Quechua DepartmentSiula Grande in the HuayhuashFlagSealLocation of the Department of Huanuco in PeruCountryPeruSubdivisions11 provinces and 76 districtsLargest cityHuanucoCapitalHuanucoGovernment GovernorRuben Alva Ochoa 2015 2018 Area Total36 848 85 km2 14 227 42 sq mi Highest elevation3 839 m 12 595 ft Lowest elevation167 m 548 ft Population 2005 Census Total730 871 Density20 km2 51 sq mi UBIGEO10Dialing code062ISO 3166 codePE HUCPrincipal resources Poverty rate78 9 Percentage of Peru s GDP1 Websitewww regionhuanuco gob pePartial view of Kotosh in the Andes Huanuco has a rough topography comprising parts of the Sierra and the High Jungle mountain rim regions Being equidistant from the north and the south of the country it has the privilege of having a mild weather with an average annual temperature of 20 C 68 F This region is important for its geographical location history and for the richness of its land where the presence of man goes back to ancient times El Hombre de Lauricocha Man of Lauricocha is among the most distinctive examples dating from 10 000 BC as well as Kotosh where vestiges of the oldest settlement in the Americas 4200 BC took place Several ethnic groups inhabited this region However after a severe resistance they started to incorporate as part of the Inca empire Huanuco then became part of the Cusco Cajamarca Cusco route In the beginning of the 19th century during the emancipation process Huanuco was one of the first cities to promote Peru s independence Moreover a first oath took place in this city on December 15 1820 after several uprisings in Huamalies Huallanca and Ambo Contents 1 Political division 2 Demographics 2 1 Languages 3 Places of interest 4 References 5 External linksPolitical division edit nbsp Map of the Huanuco region showing its provincesThe region is divided into 11 provinces Spanish provincias singular provincia which are composed of 75 districts distritos singular distrito The provinces with their capitals in parentheses are Ambo Ambo Dos de Mayo La Union Huacaybamba Huacaybamba Huamalies Llata Huanuco Huanuco Lauricocha Jesus Leoncio Prado Tingo Maria Maranon Huacrachuco Pachitea Panao Puerto Inca Puerto Inca Yarowilca Chavinillo Demographics editLanguages edit According to the 2007 Peru Census the language learned first by most of the residents was Spanish 70 92 followed by Quechua 28 56 The Quechua variety spoken in Huanuco is Huanuco Quechua The following table shows the results concerning the language learnt first in the Huanuco Region by province 2 Province Quechua Aymara Ashaninka Another native language Spanish Foreign language Deaf or mute TotalAmbo 13 141 30 9 5 38 840 2 86 52 113Dos de Mayo 17 399 20 5 11 26 102 6 91 43 634Huacaybamba 14 920 19 2 2 3 869 1 106 18 919Huamalies 32 873 44 6 6 28 511 4 226 61 670Huanuco 60 281 177 73 62 192 886 54 369 253 902Leoncio Prado 8 990 78 30 82 99 915 19 178 109 292Maranon 6 073 8 4 7 18 367 82 24 541Pachitea 26 229 56 9 14 29 415 107 55 830Puerto Inca 1 582 81 545 731 25 541 2 59 28 541Lauricocha 3 415 17 4 8 29 481 23 32 948Yarowilca 18 308 30 6 2 11 633 49 30 028Total 203 211 560 693 930 504 560 88 1 376 711 418 28 56 0 08 0 10 0 13 70 92 0 01 0 19 100 00Places of interest editAwkillu Waqra Awkimarka El Sira Communal Reserve Qillqay Mach ay Huayhuash mountain rangeReferences edit Official website Archived 1997 04 12 at the Wayback Machine of INEI inei gob pe Archived 2013 01 27 at the Wayback Machine INEI Peru Censos Nacionales 2007External links editNoticias de la Region Official web site of the Huanuco region nbsp Huanuco the capital of the department was founded on August 15 1539 8 21 47 S 76 18 56 W 8 36306 S 76 31556 W 8 36306 76 31556 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Department of Huanuco amp oldid 1215277194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
