Sánchez Carrión province
Sánchez Carrión | |
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The Andes close to Huamachuco, the capital of the Sánchez Carrión Province | |
Location of Sánchez Carrión in La Libertad Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | La Libertad |
| Capital | Huamachuco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benito Robert Contreras Morales |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,486.38 km2 (960.00 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 144,405 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1309 |
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Sánchez Carrión, known until 1976 as Huamachuco, 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, a prehistoric political and religious centre of a culture that throve AD 350-1100.