Sánchez Carrión Province

Province of Peru

Province in La Libertad, Peru

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Location of Sánchez Carrión in La Libertad Region

CountryPeruRegionLa LibertadCapitalHuamachucoGovernment

• MayorBenito Robert Contreras MoralesArea

• Total2,486.38 km² (960.00 sq mi)Population

• Total144,405 • Density58/km² (150/sq mi)UBIGEO1309

The Sánchez Carrión Province, known until 1976 as Huamachuco Province, is one of twelve provinces of the La Libertad Region in Peru. It is named in honour of José Faustino Sánchez Carrión. The capital of this province is the city of Huamachuco. About 30 miles away is Marcahuamachuco,^[1] a prehistoric political and religious centre of a culture that throve AD 350-1100.

Political division

The province is divided into eight districts, which are:

Chugay
Cochorco
Curgos
Huamachuco
Marcabal
Sanagorán
Sarín
Sartimbamba

References

^ Topic, Theresa Lange (1991). "The Meaning of Monuments at Marcahuamachuco," 55th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. New Orleans: Abril