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Áncash is a department (regional division) located in Peru on the western coast of South America. It matters as one of Peru's significant administrative regions, though the provided context doesn't specify particular reasons for its importance.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Áncash Department is referenced by 1,175 other articles, and connects out to Quechua, Amazonas Department and Lima Department.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
It is catalogued under topics including Department of Ancash, Departments of Peru and Regions of Peru.
Its subject is documented across 55 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- department of Peru
- Demonym
- ancashino
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Peru
- Contains
- Ocros Province
- Capital
- Huaraz
- Population
- 1201826
- Area
- 35889.91
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00
- Shares border with
- Lima Department
- Image
- Cordillera Blanca y Cordillera Negra.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Department of Ancash
- Commons category
- Áncash Department
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Ancash (Quechua: Anqash; Spanish: Áncash pronounced [ˈaŋkaʃ]) is a department of Peru. Located in the country's west, it is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It is administered by a regional government. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, and its largest city and port is Chimbote.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Áncash Department” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.