Huaral province

{{Short description|Province of Peru}}{{Infobox settlement | name = Huaral | settlement_type = [[provinces of Peru|Province]] | image_skyline = Municipalidad_Peru_Lima_Huaral.jpg | image_caption = Municipal Headquarters | image_flag = Bandera_Huaral.png | image_shield = Escudo Huaral.png | image_map = Location of the province Huaral in Lima.svg | map_caption = Location of Huaral in Lima | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{PER}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Peru|Department]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Department of Lima|Lima]] | established_title = Founded | established_date = May 11, 1976 | seat_type = Capital | seat = [[Huaral]] | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Fernando José Cárdenas Sánchez <br><small>(2023-2026)</small> | area_total_km2 = 3655.7 | elevation_m = | population_total = 183898 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | blank_name_sec1 = [[UBIGEO]] | blank_info_sec1 = 1506 | website = [http://www.munihuaral.gob.pe Official Website] }} '''Huaral''' is a [[Provinces of Peru|province]] of the [[Department of Lima|department of Lima]], [[Peru]]. From the administrative point of view of the [[Catholic Church in Peru]], it forms part of the [[Diocese of Huacho]]. Geographically, its territory extends around the valley of the Chancay River from the mountainous frontier of the [[Pasco Region]] and [[Junín Region]] up to the [[Pacific Ocean]].<ref>{{in lang|es}} Municipalidad Provincial de Huaral, ''[http://www.munihuaral.gob.pe/ubicacion.php Ubicación geográfica]''. Retrieved on November 3, 2007.</ref>

==History== It was created by Law No. 21488 on May 11, 1976, by president [[Francisco Morales Bermúdez]] out of eight districts of the [[Canta Province|province of Canta]] and four of the [[Huaura Province|province of Huaura]].<ref>{{in lang|es}} Municipalidad Provincial de Huaral, ''[http://www.munihuaral.gob.pe/provincia.php Huaral provincia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116100400/http://www.munihuaral.gob.pe/provincia.php |date=2007-11-16 }}''. Retrieved on November 3, 2007.</ref>

== Geography == It borders the province of Huaura to the north, the provinces of Canta and [[Lima province|Lima]] to the south, the provinces of [[Pasco province|Pasco]] and [[Yauli province|Yauli]] to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The [[Puwaq Hanka mountain range|Puwaq Hanka]] mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:<ref>escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the province of Huaral (Lima Region)</ref>

{{columns-list|colwidth=15em| * [[Allqay]] * Anta Chuku * Anta Qullpa * Asul Urqu * Asulqucha * Chunta * Chunta Pata * Janq'u Q'awa * Kuntur Wank'a * Kusuruqucha * [[Llank'i]] * Mina Wayllay * Misapata * Miyu * Mut'i * [[Parqash]] * Pataqucha * Pinkuylluyuq * [[Pirwa Hirka]] * Puka Qaqa * Pumaqucha * Purum Marka * [[Puwaq Hanka]] * Quncha * Qharmin * Q'ara Suqu * Tunshuq * Turmanya * Uqshapata * Wamanripa * Wamp'u Qalla * Wanaku Punta * Wank'a Hankalla Qullqa * Waqramarka * Waru Kancha * Wayllay * Yaku Pampa * Yana Kancha * Yana Qaqa * Yana Uqa Punta * [[Yana Uqhu (Huaral-Huaura)|Yana Uqhu]] * [[Yana Uqsha (Lima)|Yana Uqsha]] * Yanaqucha * Yunkan * Yuraq Wank'a }}

==Political division== The province is divided into twelve districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito): * [[Huaral District|Huaral]] * [[Atavillos Alto District|Atavillos Alto]] * [[Atavillos Bajo District|Atavillos Bajo]] * [[Aucallama District|Aucallama]] * [[Chancay District, Huaral|Chancay]] * [[Ihuari District|Ihuari]] * [[27 de Noviembre District|27 de Noviembre]] * [[Lampian District|Lampian]] * [[Pacaraos District|Pacaraos]] *[[Santa Cruz de Andamarca District|Santa Cruz de Andamarca]] * [[Sumbilca District|Sumbilca]] * [[San Miguel de Acos District|San Miguel de Acos]]

==Attractions==

=== Lachay Hills === {{Main article|Lachay National Reserve}} [[File:Lomas de Lachay.jpg|thumb|217x217px|View of the Lachay Hills.]] This ecosystem is a representative example of hills with vegetation found only in [[Peru]] and northern [[Chile]]. It preserves a rich flora and fauna with numerous endemic species. It also constitutes an important recreational area for the residents of [[Lima]] and neighboring towns, whose conservation and proper development have often been threatened.

=== Chancay Castle === Chancay Castle, or Boggio Castle, located in Huaral Province, is a medieval-style castle built between the 1920s and 1930s on a rocky cliff on the beaches of [[Chancay]].

=== Hacienda Huando === The old house or hacienda located in Huando is a former Peruvian hacienda, located in the Huaral Valley, 8 km east of the city of [[Chancay]]. It was owned by the Graña family, who used it as a fruit farm, especially the Huando orange plantation.

=== Rúpac === [[File:Complejo Arqueológico Rúpac (16).jpg|thumb|238x238px|Rúpac Viewpoint]] The Rúpac archaeological site, sometimes referred to as the "Machu Picchu of Lima," is located in the [[Atavillos Bajo District|Atavillos Bajo district]], within the province of Huaral, at 3,500 meters above sea level and 145 km from [[Lima]].

== See also == * [[Challwaqucha (Huaral)|Challwaqucha]] * [[Willkaqucha]] * [[Yanawayin Lake]]

==External links== * {{in lang|es}} [http://www.munihuaral.gob.pe Official website] * [http://huaral.ahora.googlepages.com/Mapa.htm Fotos de Huaral] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729103947/http://huaral.ahora.googlepages.com/Mapa.htm |date=2009-07-29 }} * [http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=590042 La Plaza Centenario en GoogleEarth]{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=544520 La Plaza de Armas en GoogleEarth]{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * {{in lang|es}} [http://www.huaralenlinea.com Huaral en linea] * {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20180324171544/http://huaral.net/ Huaral en la Web]

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