Huancas District
Huancas is one of the 21 districts of Chachapoyas Province in the Amazonas Region of northern Peru. It is bounded to the north by Valera District, to the east by Sonche District, to the south by Chachapoyas District, and to the west by Luya District and Lámud District.
- Locality with about 1,320 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,600 metres (8,530 feet)
- Description: district in Amazonas, Peru
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huancas.
Huancas District
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Latitude
-6.1561° or 6° 9′ 22″ south
Longitude
-77.875° or 77° 52′ 30″ west
Open location code
6754R4VG+G2
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In Other Languages
From Aymara to Spanish—“Huancas District” goes by many names.
- Aymara: “Wankas jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
- Cebuano: “Huancas”
- Chinese: “萬卡斯區”
- Dutch: “Huancas District”
- French: “Huancas”
- Georgian: “უანკასის რაიონი”
- German: “Distrikt Huancas”
- Italian: “Distretto di Huancas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Huancas”
- Norwegian: “Huancas”
- Portuguese: “Huancas”
- Quechua: “Wankas distritu”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Huancas”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cerca Huayco and Lluychubamba.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro Huancas and Cerro Inchicpampa.
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