Áncash Department
department of Peru
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Summary
Áncash Department is a department of Peru[1]. It draws 1,166 Wikipedia views per month (department of peru category, ranking #9 of 24).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Peru[3]
- Country: Peru[4]
- Head of government: Waldo Rios[5]
- Capital: Huaraz[6]
- Shares border with: La Libertad Department[7], Huanuco Department[8], Lima Department[9]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Aija Province[10], Antonio Raymondi Province[11], Asunción Province[12], Bolognesi Province[13], Carhuaz Province[14], Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province[15], Casma Province[16], Corongo Province[17], Huaraz province[18], Huari Province[19], Huarmey Province[20], Huaylas Province[21], Mariscal Luzuriaga Province[22], Ocros Province[23]
- Commons category: Áncash Department[24]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Department of Ancash[26]
- Population: 1,063,459[27], 1,083,519[28], 1,039,415[29], 955,023[30], 818,289[31], 1,201,826[32]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33]
- Replaces: Huaylas[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in the department of Áncash[35]
- Category for people who died here: Q130479736[36]
- Demonym: ancashino[37]
- Area: 35889.91 km²[38]
- Language used: Huaylas Quechua[39], Cajatambo North Lima Quechua[40], Corongo Ancash Quechua[41], Southern Conchucos Ancash Quechua[42], Chiquián Ancash Quechua[43], Northern Conchucos Ancash Quechua[44], Sihuas Ancash Quechua[45]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[46]
Why It Matters
Áncash Department has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]