Huallanca District, Bolognesi

Huallanca (hispanicized spelling) or Wallanka (Quechua for "mountain range"^[1] and the cactus species Austrocylindropuntia subulata)^[2] is a district of the Bolognesi Province in the Ancash Region of Peru.

Huallanca Wallanka
District
Huallanca as seen from Huamantanga
Coordinates: 09°52′48″S 76°57′36″W
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Bolognesi
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Huallanca
Government
• Mayor	Wilmer Serafin Cornelio Rojas
Area
• Total	873.39 km2 (337.22 sq mi)
Elevation	3,540 m (11,610 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	6,353
• Density	7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	020508

Geography

The Wallanka mountain range mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:^[3]

• Allqu Hirka
• Asul Kunkush
• Asul Qaqa
• Chawpi Hanka
• Chawpi Hanka (Anc.-Huán.)
• Ch'uspi
• Kunkush
• Kuntur Wayi
• Kushuru
• Mama Hirka
• Mashwa Raqra
• Millwa Qaqa
• Mina Punta
• Munti Hirka
• Muya Wayin
• Ñawin Punta
• Puka Kushuru
• Puka Yaku
• Pukarahu
• Puma Wayin
• Puma Wayin (near Kunturqucha)
• P'unchaw
• Qayqu
• Ritama
• Rupha Wayi
• Tankan
• Tankanqucha
• Tarush Kancha
• Tawqan
• Tiklla
• T'uru Hirka
• Waka Rumi
• Wallanka
• Wathiya Wathiya
• Waychaw Punta
• Wayllas
• Yana Hirka
• Yana Hirka (Huallanca)
• Yana Pukyu
• Yana Wank'a
• Yanashallash
• Yantaq

See also

• Ninaqucha
• Pampaqucha
• Suyruqucha

References

1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
2. "Jatun Huancagaga". mincetur. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)