Huaraz Province


The Huaraz Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It was created on August 5, 1857 during the presidency of Ramón Castilla. Geographically, the province is located over the Callejón de Huaylas and the western slopes of the Cordillera Negra.
The Regional Museum of Archaeology – known as the biggest lithic museum in South America - is located here. Some other highlights of the province are the Pumacayán hill, the hot springs of Monterrey and the Willkawayin ruins, at to the north of Huaraz, in Paria. There is also a Museum of Miniatures, that is the only one in South America.

Geography

The Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Pucaranra, Chinchey, Tocllaraju and Huantsán. Other mountains are listed below:
At 30 kilometres from Huaraz, by the route Huaraz–Casma that crosses the Cordillera Negra, there is a place named Punta Callan in the summit of this mountain range. It offers a panoramic sight of the Cordillera Blanca and the Callejón de Huaylas.

Political division

Huaraz is divided into twelve districts, which are the following:
DistrictMayor
CochabambaVido Segundo Sanchez Sifuentes
ColcabambaJonas Micaias Jamanca Carbajal
HuanchayDioscorides Felix Leon Fernandez
HuarazGelacio Lombardo Mautino Angeles
IndependenciaGregorio Emiliano Mezarina Paredes
JangasWilder Jhon Hinostroza Minaya
La LibertadDidi Raul Maguiña Salazar
OllerosSixto Feliciano Blacido Leon
PampasInocencio Nemecio Villafuerte Colonia
PariacotoArtemio Mejia Ramos
PiraOscar Augusto Morales Salazar
TaricaFredy Hildo Chinchay Salazar

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population learnt to speak in childhood, 36.28% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language.