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Huayllabamba District, Sihuas

Coordinates: 8°31′59″S 77°31′59″W / 8.53306°S 77.53306°W / -8.53306; -77.53306
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Huayllabamba
Waylla Pampa
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Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceSihuas
FoundedJanuary 26, 1956
CapitalHuayllabamba
Area
 • Total287.58 km2 (111.04 sq mi)
Elevation
3,318 m (10,886 ft)
Population
 • Total4,586
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021906

Huayllabamba District is one of ten districts of the Sihuas Province in the Ancash Region of northern Peru.[1] In Quechua, "huaylla" means grassy and "bamba" means plain, e.g. "grassy plain." "Bamba" is a variation of the word "pampa."

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8°31′59″S 77°31′59″W / 8.53306°S 77.53306°W / -8.53306; -77.53306