Huancavelica, known as Wankawillka in Quechua, is the capital of Peru's Huancavelica Region, at an elevation of about 3,676 meters in the central Andes. Spanish viceroy Francisco de Toledo established the settlement on August 5, 1572, under the name Villa Rica de Oropesa; its historical importance came from nearby mercury deposits used in Spanish colonial silver extraction. The 2017 census recorded a population of 49,570, and indigenous peoples make up a significant share of residents. Huancavelica is counted among the poorest cities in Peru.
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Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Huancavelica (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 49,570 (2017)
2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation for Huancavelica
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation at the infobox coordinates of the city
"elevation": 3677.0
SRTM 90 m elevation, band by the lane rule of 10 m or less sea-level, to 500 m lowland, to 1500 m highland
"elevation": 3677.0
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -12.75, -74.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -12.75, -74.75
-12.75 -74.75 ET
4. GeoNames: Huancavelica - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3939470, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 3939470, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
-12.78691 -74.97298 P PPLA PE 09 0901 090118 49570 3990 America/Lima
Huancavelica (Wikipedia)
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Huancavelica (Spanish pronunciation: [waŋkaβeˈlika] ) or Wankawillka in Quechua is a city in Peru.
- In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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