Huanuco Department

department of Peru
AdministrativeArea department_of_peru Q215221
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Summary

Huanuco Department is a department of Peru[1]. It draws 1,548 Wikipedia views per month (department of peru category, ranking #15 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Peru[3]
  • Country: Peru[4]
  • Head of government: Rubén Alva[5]
  • Capital: Huánuco[6]
  • Shares border with: La Libertad Department[7], San Martin Department[8], Loreto Department[9], Ucayali Department[10], Pasco Department[11], Lima Department[12], Áncash Department[13]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Ambo Province[14], Dos de Mayo Province[15], Huacaybamba Province[16], Huamalíes Province[17], Huánuco Province[18], Lauricocha Province[19], Leoncio Prado Province[20], Marañón Province[21], Pachitea Province[22], Puerto Inca Province[23], Yarowilca Province[24]
  • Commons category: Huánuco Department[25]
  • Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[26]
  • Local dialing code: 62[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Department of Huánuco[28]
  • Population: 721,047[29], 762,223[30], 730,871[31], 654,489[32], 484,780[33], 738,642[34], 807,393[35]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in the department of Huanuco[36]
  • Category for people who died here: Q130482248[37]
  • Area: 37265.77 km²[38]
  • Language used: Cholón[39], Ucayali–Yurúa Ashéninka[40], Kakataibo[41], Axininca[42], Huallaga Quechua[43], Shipibo-Conibo[44], Cajatambo North Lima Quechua[45], Ambo-Pasco Quechua[46], Santa Ana de Tusi Pasco Quechua[47], Southern Conchucos Ancash Quechua[48], Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua[49], Northern Conchucos Ancash Quechua[50], Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo Huánuco Quechua[51], Panao Quechua[52]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[53]

Why It Matters

Huanuco Department has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . 2017 Peru Census. Retrieved . censos2017.inei.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . 2007 Peru Census. Retrieved . censos.inei.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . 2005 Peru Census. Retrieved . censos.inei.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . 1993 Peru Census. Retrieved . censos.inei.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . 1981 census of Peru. Retrieved . censos.inei.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . minsa.gob.pe. Retrieved . minsa.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . 2025 Peru Census. Retrieved . censos2025.inei.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . inei.gob.pe. Retrieved . inei.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · ThomasPusch · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'ay', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'ca', 'ceb', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en',
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  2. 5w ago · Ceaseless Watcher · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ubigeo code → 09
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  3. 13w ago · Ovruni · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+721047'}, {'amount': '+762223'}, {'amount': '+730871'} +4
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  4. 22w ago · Listz3 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37265.77'}
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    Country → Peru
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