Huaura Province

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Huaura
250px Location of Huaura in the Lima region
Country	Peru
Region	Lima
Capital	Huacho
Area
Area Elevation (capital)	4,891.92 km2 (1,888.78 sq mi)
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population  - Total  - Density	180,000 36.8/km2 (95.3/sq mi)
Subdivisions	12 districts
UBIGEO	1501
Official website
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Huaura is one of nine provinces of the Región Lima on the Pacific coast of Perú. It is bordered by the province of Barranca and the Ancash Region in the north, the provinces of Cajatambo and Oyón and the Pasco Region in the east, the province of Huaral in the south and the Pacific Ocean in the west.

Political division

The 4,891.92 square kilometres (1,888.78 sq mi) is divided into twelve districts:

• Huacho
• Ambar
• Caleta
• Checras
• Hualmay
• Huaura
• Leoncio Prado
• Paccho
• Santa Leonor
• Santa María
• Sayán
• Vegueta

Population

The province of Huaura has a population of about 180,000 inhabitants.

Capital

The capital of the province is Huacho.

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