Huanuco Department
department of Peru
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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]