Hualhuas District

Hualhuas District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru.[1] It is located approximately 7 kilometers north of Huancayo and is heavily native.

Hualhuas
District
Coat of arms
Location of Hualhuas in the Huancayo province
Country Peru
RegionJunín
ProvinceHuancayo
FoundedDecember 13, 1941
CapitalHualhuas
Government
 • MayorEmilio Torres Ramos
Area
 • Total24.82 km2 (9.58 sq mi)
Elevation
3,280 m (10,760 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,546
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO120117

According to José María Arguedas in 1975, all of the town of Hualhuas was dedicated to the textile weaving of rugs and tapestries, be it "casually or professionally". This business is sold to customers in urban areas and tourists.[2]

As of 2016, it was ruled by a mayor and five regidores.[3]

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. José María Arguedas. Formación de una cultura nacional indoamericana. p. 135. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. "Municipalidad del Distrito de Hualhuas". Banco de Politicos peruanos. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016.

11.9611°S 75.2563°W / -11.9611; -75.2563

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