Huaycán

The urban community of Huaycán is a town of , , located in , approximately 16.5 kilometres east of Lima. It is home to thousands of immigrant settlers from different parts of Peru, looking to improve their standard of living and job opportunities in the city of Lima.
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  • Type: Suburb with 160,000 residents
  • Description: locality in Lima, Peru
  • Also known as: “Huaycan” and “Huaycán Alto”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Peruvian Union University.

University
is a Seventh-day Adventist university in , . It is the second largest of ten Adventist universities in . is situated 3 km northwest of Huaycán.

Huaycán

Latitude
-12.01304° or 12° 0′ 47″ south
Longitude
-76.82638° or 76° 49′ 35″ west
Population
160,000
Elevation
394 metres (1,293 feet)
Open location code
57V5X5PF+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4535187457
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3939000
Wiki­data ID
Q11682629
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Satellite Map

Discover Huaycán from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Spanish—“Huaycán” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: “Huaycán”
  • Catalan: “Huaycán”
  • Dutch: “Huaycán”
  • Esperanto: “Huaycán”
  • French: “Huaycán”
  • German: “Huaycán”
  • Guarani: “Huaycán”
  • Italian: “Huaycán”
  • Portuguese: “Huaycán”
  • Quechua: “Huaycán”
  • Quechua: “Wayqan”
  • Spanish: “Huaycán”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Zona D and El Lucumo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plaza de Armas de Huaycán and Municipalidad de Huyacán.

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