Huayllabamba District, Sihuas
District in Ancash, Peru
Huayllabamba Waylla Pampa | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Sihuas |
Founded | January 26, 1956 |
Capital | Huayllabamba |
Area | |
• Total | 287.58 km2 (111.04 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,318 m (10,886 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 4,586 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 021906 |
Huayllabamba District is one of ten districts of the Sihuas Province in the Ancash Region of northern Peru.[1] In Quechua, "huaylla" means grassy and "bamba" means plain, e.g. "grassy plain." "Bamba" is a variation of the word "pampa."
See also
- Pilanku
- Qulluta
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
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Districts of Ancash Region, Peru
- Acobamba
- Alfonso Ugarte
- Cashapampa
- Chingalpo
- Huayllabamba
- Quiches
- Ragash
- San Juan
- Sicsibamba
- Sihuas
8°31′59″S 77°31′59″W / 8.53306°S 77.53306°W / -8.53306; -77.53306
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