Huánuco, Peru

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🇵🇪 Huánuco (Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. 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.

History The city of Huánuco was founded by Spanish conquistador Gómez de Alvarado in 1539, in the Inca town of Yarowilca. In 1541, the city was moved to its current location in the Pillco Valley.

Schools • C.S. Colegio de Ciencias • CNA UNHEVAL • G.U.E. Leoncio Prado • C.S. San Luis Gonzaga.

Universities • Universidad Nacional "Hermilio Valdizán" • Universidad Privada "Huánuco".

Transport It is served by the Alférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini Airport. One of the main highways of the country passes by Huanuco, connecting Lima-Callao with Tingo Maria and Pucallpa in the Peruvian Amazonia.

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Huánuco has a population of over 196,627 people. Huánuco also forms the centre of the wider Huánuco Region which has a population of over 730,871 people.

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Antipodal to Huánuco is: 103.767,9.917

Locations Near: Huánuco -76.2333,-9.91667

🇵🇪 Tingo Maria -75.983,-9.283 d: 75.6  

🇵🇪 Oxapampa -75.405,-10.574 d: 116.4  

🇵🇪 Huaraz -77.533,-9.533 d: 148.7  

🇵🇪 Ancón -77.15,-11.733 d: 225.4  

🇵🇪 Villa El Salvador -77,-12.05 d: 251.5  

🇵🇪 Lima -77.033,-12.05 d: 252.8  

🇵🇪 Pucallpa -74.517,-8.383 d: 254.1  

🇵🇪 San Isidro -77.033,-12.083 d: 256.3  

🇵🇪 Callao -77.15,-12.067 d: 259.2  

🇵🇪 Huancayo -75.211,-12.075 d: 264.6  

Antipodal to: Huánuco 103.767,9.917

🇻🇳 Phú Quốc 103.95,10.233 d: 19974.6  

🇰🇭 Sihanoukville 103.822,10.896 d: 19906.1  

🇻🇳 Rạch Giá 105.088,10.007 d: 19870  

🇻🇳 Châu Đốc 105.12,10.707 d: 19842.9  

🇻🇳 Cà Mau 105.152,9.177 d: 19842.3  

🇻🇳 Long Xuyên 105.435,10.382 d: 19825.3  

🇻🇳 Bạc Liêu 105.488,9.314 d: 19814.8  

🇰🇭 Siem Reab 104.857,11.397 d: 19811.9  

🇻🇳 Cao Lãnh 105.63,10.467 d: 19802.2  

🇰🇭 Phnom Penh 104.917,11.567 d: 19792.7  

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