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Huánuco

Also known as Huanuco

Huánuco (; ) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. The metropolitan city of Huanuco is 170,000 hab (2011, urban pop, INEI). It has three districts, Huanuco (head), Amarilis, and Pillco Marca. In this city, the Higueras river meets the Huallaga river, one of the largest rivers in the country.

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Place details

Locality: Huánuco
Region: Huánuco
Country: Perú
Population: 196,627
Timezone: America/Lima

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Huánuco
Settlement.other_name: Caballeros del León de Huánuco
Settlement.native_name: Wanuku
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: San Sebastian Church and Park, Tingo Bridge, July 28 Merced Passage Huanuco Carthedral and Almas Square, Saint Domingo Park, Kotosh Ruin and Kotosh Temple of the Crossed Hands
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Huánuco.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo De Huanuco.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Peru
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Huánuco
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Huánuco
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: José Luis Villavicencio Guardia(2019-2022)
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 15 August 1539
Settlement.founder: Gómez de Alvarado y Contreras

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Wikidata facts

Population: 148665
Elevation: 1880
Image: Huánuco Plaza Fountain by Night.jpg

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Commons category: Huánuco
Commons gallery: Huánuco
inception: 1539-08-15
P12749: Göppingen

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Travel guide

Understand

Huánuco has a mild semi-arid climate. The temperatures are pleasant (with warm days and cool nights) throughout the year due to its elevation (1913 m, 6275 feet).

Get in

By plane

LC Perú has one-daily flight to Lima.

By bus

Lima - The journey to Lima takes around 8 hours on direct buses on a parcially paved road. [http://www.gminternacional.com.pe G&M Internacional (Jr. 28 de Julio 535), Transportes Leoncido Prado (Hermillo Valdizán 235), Transportes Transamazónica (Hermillo Valdizán 260) and several other companies provide good service. Huancayo - Turimso Central (Jr. Tarapacá 552) has several departures per day, taking around 7 hours.

Cerro de Pasco/La Oroya - Colectivos to Cerro de Pasco take 2 hours. Combis to La Oroya are less frequent and take 3½ hours. They leave from the Control at Acahauyna. Take a taxi from the centre.

Tingo María/Pucallpa - There are plenty of buses that go to Tingo María, taking around 3 hours. Many of these go on to Pucallpa, a further 8 hours away, total of the 11-hour journey. The journey to Pucallpa should be travelled by day, as attacks on buses are not unknown. Transportes Leoncido Prado (Hermillo Valdizán 235), Transportes Transamazónica (Hermillo Valdizán 260), Turismo Las Brisas (Hermillo Valdizán 246), and Turismo Central (Jr. Tarapacá 552) serve this route.

The quickest way to get to Tingo María is to take a colectivo, which takes 2 hours. There are several places these leave from, although the most convenient is near the bridge on General Prado.

La Unión/Huaraz - The journey to La Unión takes 5 hours by bus or 3½ hours by colectivo. There are several companies on Jr. Tarapacá on cuadra 400 se…