Huanca Sancos province

Huanca Sancos
Province
Location of Huanca Sancos in the Ayacucho Region
CountryPeru
RegionAyacucho
CapitalHuanca Sancos
Government
 • MayorCirilo Pacheco Vilchez
Area
 • Total
2,862.33 km2 (1,105.15 sq mi)
Elevation
3,408 m (11,181 ft)
Population
 • Total
12,120
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
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Huanca Sancos is a province in central Ayacucho, Peru. On April 3, 1983, Shining Path terrorists entered the town of Lucanamarca and killed 69 people.

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