Huaylas Waylas
District
Location of Huaylas in the Huaylas province
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Huaylas
Capital	Huaylas
Subdivisions	10 populated places
Government
• Mayor	Jose Felipe Espinoza Caballero (2007)
Area
• Total	56.89 km2 (21.97 sq mi)
Elevation	2,721 m (8,927 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,811
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	021204
Website	munihuaylas.gob.pe

The Huaylas District (Spanish: Distrito de Huaylas) is the smallest of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Huaylas.^[1]

Location[edit]

The district is located in the north-western part of the province at an elevation of 2,721m. The village of Huaylas is located 45 km from the city of Caraz.

Populated places[edit]

Populated places in the district with the number of households in parentheses.^[2]

• Waylas (502)
• Itakuq Punta (11)
• Waras Calle (31)
• Shuyu (199)
• Delicados (25)
• Yakup (192)
• Llima (2)
• Waruma Pukyu (12)
• Wanwamachi (4)
• Wamanyaku (30)
• Ñawinyaku (23)

Capital[edit]

The capital of the district is the village of Huaylas.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• (in Spanish) Official website of the Huaylas province
• (in Spanish) Official website of the Huaylas district

8°52′14″S 77°54′19″W / 8.87056°S 77.90528°W / -8.87056; -77.90528