Huamachuco District

Huamachuco District is one of the districts of the Sánchez Carrión province located in La Libertad Region in Peru. It contains the capital of the province and the important archeological site of Marcahuamachuco, which was active, likely as an oracle center and place for religious and political elites, about 350 CE to 1100 CE.

Huamachuco
Huamachuco
Country Peru
RegionLa Libertad
ProvinceSánchez Carrión
CapitalHuamachuco
Government
  MayorBenito Robert Contreras Morales
Area
  Total424.13 km2 (163.76 sq mi)
Elevation
3,110 m (10,200 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total66,902
  Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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