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District in Ancash, Peru
Huayllabamba Waylla Pampa
District
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceSihuas
FoundedJanuary 26, 1956
CapitalHuayllabamba
Area
 • Total287.58 km (111.04 sq mi)
Elevation3,318 m (10,886 ft)
Population
 • Total4,586
 • Density16/km (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021906

Huayllabamba District is one of ten districts of the Sihuas Province in the Ancash Region of northern Peru. In Quechua, "huaylla" means grassy and "bamba" means plain, e.g. "grassy plain." "Bamba" is a variation of the word "pampa."

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References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
Peru Districts of Ancash Region, Peru
Aija
Antonio Raymondi
Asunción
Bolognesi
Carhuaz
Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
Casma
Corongo
Huaraz
Huari
Huarmey
Huaylas
Mariscal Luzuriaga
Ocros
Pallasca
Pomabamba
Recuay
Santa
Sihuas
Yungay

8°31′59″S 77°31′59″W / 8.53306°S 77.53306°W / -8.53306; -77.53306


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