Amazonas
Chachapoyas Province
Huancas District

Huancas

Huancas is a village in , , and has about 803 residents and an elevation of 2,579 metres. Huancas is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Chachapoyas Airport.

Aerodrome
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, is an serving the city of in the of . The runway is on a mesa north of the city, with steep drop-offs on either end. The Chachapoyas VOR-DME is located on the field. is situated 3½ km south of Huancas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chachapoyas and Luya.

Photo: BrunoLocatelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in northern at an elevation of 2,335 meters. The city has a population of 32,026 people. Situated in the mountains far from the Peruvian coast, remains fairly isolated from other regions of Peru.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 9 km west of Huancas.

Huancas

Latitude
-6.17373° or 6° 10′ 25″ south
Longitude
-77.86479° or 77° 51′ 53″ west
Population
803
Elevation
2,579 metres (8,461 feet)
Open location code
6754R4GP+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1412035806
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3696454
Wiki­data ID
Q27136803
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In Other Languages

“Huancas” goes by many names.

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