Independencia

Independencia District is one of twelve districts of the province in . Independencia has an elevation of 3,991 metres.
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  • Type: Locality with 76,100 residents
  • Description: district of Huaraz, Peru
  • Also known as: Independencia District”, “Independencia District, Huaraz”, “Independencia District, Peru”, “Independencia, Huaraz”, and “Independencia, Peru

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wilcahuaín and Rima Rima.

Archaeological site
, Willcahuaín, or Huilcahuaín is an archaeological site in . It is located near the village of Paria, 6 km northeast of the city of , ; at an elevation of 3,400 m.

Peak
, is a 5,248-metre-high mountain in the in the of . It is situated in the Ancash Region, , Independencia District, northeast of . is situated 4 km east of Independencia.

is situated 4 km northwest of Independencia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monterrey.

Village
is a small town in , , region of Ancash, . It is located some 7 km to the north of the town centre of . is located in the Santa river valley, also known as Callejon de Huaylas at 2981 m.a.s.l. is situated 6 km west of Independencia.

Independencia

Latitude
-9.4714° or 9° 28′ 17″ south
Longitude
-77.4847° or 77° 29′ 5″ west
Population
76,100
Elevation
3,991 metres (13,094 feet)
Open location code
6724GGH8+F4
Geo­Names ID
8350076
Wiki­data ID
Q1576604
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Uzbek—“Independencia” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: Indipindinsya (Waras) jisk’a t’aqa suyu
  • Aymara: Indipindinsya jisk’a t’aqa suyu
  • Aymara: Indipindinsya
  • Cebuano: Independencia (distrito sa Peru, Ancash)
  • Cebuano: Independencia
  • Chinese: 獨立區
  • Dutch: Independencia District
  • German: Distrikt Independencia
  • German: Independencia
  • Italian: Distretto di Independencia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Independencia
  • Norwegian: Independencia
  • Portuguese: Independencia
  • Quechua: Independencia distritu
  • Quechua: Rakishqakay listritu
  • Spanish: Distrito de Independencia
  • Uzbek: Independencia tumani

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Highlights include Cerro Radian and Cerro Panajirca.

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