Huancané
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Huancané ( wanqa a big stone, -ni a suffix, "the one with a big stone (or big stones)") is the capital of the province of Huancané in Peru. The town is located about north of Lake Titicaca. The majority of the residents of Huancané's 7,000 speak Aymara.
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Place details
- Locality
- Huancané
- Region
- Puno
- Country
- Perú
- Population
- 7,544
- Timezone
- America/Lima
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Huancané
- Settlement.native_name
- Wanqani
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Iglesia San Santiago Apostol Huancane.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Church of Huancané
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Peru
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Puno
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Huancané
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Huancané
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 3841
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Puno Department
- Elevation
- 3841
- Capital of
- Huancané District
- Image
- Iglesia San Santiago Apostol Huancane.jpg
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- Huancané
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Climate
- References
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==Climate==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Huancané” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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