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Peru: Áncash Region

Contents: Provinces and Districts

The population of the provinces and districts (distritos) in the Áncash Region according to census results and latest official projections.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, literacy (a3+), ethnic group (a12+), religion (a12+)).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
1993-07-11		Population
Census
2007-10-21		Population
Census
2017-10-22		Population
Projection
2022-06-30
AijaProvince8,6577,9956,6396,170
AijaDistrict2,4302,0362,1302,184
CorisDistrict1,9452,1211,7191,538
HuacllánDistrict468556388327
La MercedDistrict2,7532,3771,6501,418
SucchaDistrict1,061905752703
Antonio RaimondiProvince18,91217,05914,36013,404
AczoDistrict2,8772,3782,0141,863
ChacchoDistrict2,4391,9271,4331,283
ChingasDistrict2,4222,0741,9491,843
LlamellínDistrict4,3823,8493,4573,325
MirgasDistrict5,1845,2354,2903,986
San Juan de RontoyDistrict1,6081,5961,2171,104
AsunciónProvince9,8469,0547,8737,457
AcochacaDistrict4,7123,7203,0382,792
ChacasDistrict5,1345,3344,8354,665
BolognesiProvince28,02930,72524,94022,902
Abelardo Pardo LezametaDistrict218678260203
Antonio RaymondiDistrict1,3611,1931,046958
AquiaDistrict3,4312,8602,2041,925
CajacayDistrict1,7561,6861,8111,899
CanisDistrict214691328246
ChiquiánDistrict4,7584,0874,0603,990
ColquiocDistrict1,7593,0782,4642,183
HuallancaDistrict7,7728,2496,7496,304
HuastaDistrict2,1782,4251,5041,210
HuayllacayánDistrict1,5751,2761,3361,298
La PrimaveraDistrict338657478399
MangasDistrict608568522486
PacllónDistrict1,1651,522972792
San Miguel de CorpanquiDistrict305777519429
TicllosDistrict591978687580
CarhuazProvince39,72143,90248,07250,669
AcopampaDistrict2,3382,4882,6962,820
AmashcaDistrict1,8161,6471,5281,491
AntaDistrict2,3262,3682,5202,613
AtaqueroDistrict1,7921,4981,5741,628
CarhuazDistrict11,43913,83615,85916,917
MarcaráDistrict7,7048,63410,17911,067
PariahuancaDistrict1,3921,5011,4471,454
San Miguel de AcoDistrict2,2802,5522,4832,498
ShillaDistrict3,3073,2802,9552,886
TincoDistrict2,5142,9393,6083,995
YungarDistrict2,8133,1593,2233,300
Carlos Fermín FitzcarraldProvince21,02621,32218,81617,925
San LuisDistrict11,61812,11211,15610,842
San NicolásDistrict4,4013,9223,3243,101
YauyaDistrict5,0075,2884,3363,982
CasmaProvince35,38042,36853,11559,605
Buena Vista AltaDistrict3,5813,9375,0035,645
CasmaDistrict23,25328,83137,19042,209
Comandante NoelDistrict2,0902,0292,2422,375
YautánDistrict6,4567,5718,6809,376
CorongoProvince8,9178,3297,9747,906
AcoDistrict736543404352
BambasDistrict444500479464
CorongoDistrict2,5151,8241,7741,795
CuscaDistrict2,5132,7922,8282,901
La PampaDistrict1,4451,1641,0811,044
YánacDistrict826747673638
YupánDistrict438759735712
HuarazProvince121,028147,463174,534190,612
CochabambaDistrict2,2042,0471,7451,669
ColcabambaDistrict460653324252
HuanchayDistrict3,0792,5171,7371,608
HuarazDistrict44,77156,18665,00569,882
IndependenciaDistrict47,61462,85380,61090,711
JangasDistrict3,5694,4034,9715,292
La LibertadDistrict1,5571,2801,1311,095
OllerosDistrict3,4322,5812,4962,498
PampasDistrict1,5941,3101,044973
PariacotoDistrict3,9074,3864,9905,328
PiraDistrict4,0983,8533,5223,456
TaricaDistrict4,7435,3946,9597,848
HuariProvince63,88362,59862,27863,382
AnraDistrict2,2301,8001,4721,371
CajayDistrict3,9253,0182,7072,637
Chavín de HuántarDistrict9,2569,0888,5108,464
HuacachiDistrict2,6672,1111,8761,830
HuacchisDistrict2,1242,0551,5031,330
HuachisDistrict4,3433,7583,5893,614
HuántarDistrict3,0373,0102,7722,737
HuariDistrict8,9159,7389,7009,786
MasinDistrict2,5291,9481,4521,297
PaucasDistrict2,4942,0481,6391,511
PontóDistrict3,7693,4722,8402,647
RahuapampaDistrict671739741764
RapayánDistrict1,7701,7521,5011,433
San MarcosDistrict11,66013,60717,94519,991
San Pedro de ChanáDistrict2,4722,6682,6632,724
UcoDistrict2,0211,7861,3681,246
HuarmeyProvince23,85827,82031,48933,718
CochapetiDistrict1,147879817797
CulebrasDistrict2,4343,1453,3053,424
HuarmeyDistrict17,80721,66625,59027,805
HuayanDistrict1,1481,085973950
MalvasDistrict1,3221,045804742
HuaylasProvince50,57553,72955,24956,853
CarazDistrict19,13423,58025,91227,281
HuallancaDistrict1,6919551,0621,130
HuataDistrict1,6401,6091,4191,377
HuaylasDistrict3,0411,8941,7161,682
MatoDistrict2,2812,1091,9711,928
PamparomásDistrict7,7318,6078,4768,578
Pueblo LibreDistrict6,5696,8976,8877,001
Santa CruzDistrict4,3244,8404,5834,568
Santo ToribioDistrict2,2061,4031,1361,069
YuracmarcaDistrict1,9581,8352,0872,239
Mariscal LuzuriagaProvince23,15123,29221,81721,386
CascaDistrict4,2484,3014,0263,902
Eleazar Guzmán BarrónDistrict1,3491,3331,3851,394
Fidel OIivas EscuderoDistrict2,4712,3092,0301,886
LlamaDistrict1,7311,3921,070965
LlumpaDistrict5,3436,0666,1916,395
LucmaDistrict3,2063,1972,9012,787
MusgaDistrict1,2601,0941,035994
PiscobambaDistrict3,5433,6003,1793,063
OcrosProvince7,0399,1967,4916,897
AcasDistrict451812703603
CajamarquillaDistrict214429321275
CarhuapampaDistrict552752498395
CochasDistrict9451,2981,5121,586
CongasDistrict1,2511,2151,2941,287
LlipaDistrict171843301225
OcrosDistrict1,9361,3751,2841,227
San Cristóbal de RajánDistrict466572463383
San PedroDistrict6141,477670458
Santiago de ChilcasDistrict439423445458
PallascaProvince28,38929,45425,02723,461
BolognesiDistrict1,5081,3671,071959
CabanaDistrict3,0062,8102,6092,522
ConchucosDistrict7,5318,0277,8257,720
HuacaschuqueDistrict879671553506
HuandovalDistrict1,1931,1441,0831,059
LacabambaDistrict846656538494
LlapoDistrict640688631607
PallascaDistrict3,0182,6242,5172,470
PampasDistrict5,0137,0794,2053,287
Santa RosaDistrict1,3571,1501,1351,133
TaucaDistrict3,3983,2382,8602,704
PomabambaProvince26,27627,95426,60526,269
HuayllánDistrict3,7493,6663,1322,936
ParobambaDistrict6,8976,8616,3896,239
PomabambaDistrict12,90114,93314,75614,818
QuinuabambaDistrict2,7292,4942,3282,276
RecuayProvince19,23419,10218,06617,787
CátacDistrict4,0534,0364,0383,990
CotaparacoDistrict598603428362
HuayllapampaDistrict8981,146664511
LlacllínDistrict8911,418945776
MarcaDistrict1,2011,0541,6962,071
Pampas ChicoDistrict1,0461,618970762
PararínDistrict1,0481,2511,6031,768
RecuayDistrict6,0505,0154,6064,374
TapacochaDistrict661525448412
TicapampaDistrict2,7882,4362,6682,761
SantaProvince338,951396,434451,184483,774
Cáceres del PerúDistrict5,4735,0624,7894,736
ChimboteDistrict...215,817213,872216,277
CoishcoDistrict13,30014,83216,65317,704
MacateDistrict4,9723,8893,3403,159
MoroDistrict7,7627,5808,3118,791
NepeñaDistrict11,26013,86014,41314,908
Nuevo Chimbote (← Chimbote)District...113,166163,579189,526
SamancoDistrict3,6504,2184,9215,355
SantaDistrict14,26318,01021,30623,318
SihuasProvince31,96330,70028,68628,091
AcobambaDistrict1,7502,0041,6951,572
Alfonso UgarteDistrict1,097874567466
CashapampaDistrict3,5243,0612,9362,882
ChingalpoDistrict1,3981,155950870
HuayllabambaDistrict4,4294,2273,7623,567
QuichesDistrict2,7592,7792,4472,310
RagashDistrict3,0992,7692,4472,315
San JuanDistrict6,3516,3636,7226,960
SicsibambaDistrict2,1181,9061,5611,423
SihuasDistrict5,4385,5625,5995,726
YungayProvince50,18854,96354,90055,888
CascaparaDistrict1,7442,0641,7481,643
MancosDistrict7,7127,1806,8636,821
MatacotoDistrict1,2631,4821,4961,536
QuilloDistrict9,61912,08012,76113,284
RanrahírcaDistrict3,1032,8182,8992,981
ShupluyDistrict2,2782,2851,9551,845
YanamaDistrict7,1456,9795,6015,124
YungayDistrict17,32420,07521,57722,654
ÁncashRegion955,0231,063,4591,139,1151,194,156

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, Peru (web).

Explanation: The tabulated results of the 2017 census are adjusted for underenumeration. Area figures are computed by using geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2017)
Males565,179
Females573,937
Age Groups (C 2017)
0-14 years307,619
15-64 years719,371
65+ years112,126
Age Distribution (C 2017)
90+ years3,907
80-89 years23,276
70-79 years50,976
60-69 years74,434
50-59 years108,902
40-49 years140,526
30-39 years160,898
20-29 years174,809
10-19 years197,718
0-9 years203,669
Urbanization (C 2017)
Rural427,671
Urban711,444
Literacy (A3+) (C 2017)
yes923,542
no158,839
Ethnic Group (A12+) (C 2017)
Quechua307,965
Aymara852
Afro-Peruvian27,953
White51,268
Mestizo478,312
Other group5,671
Religion (A12+) (C 2017)
Catholics686,511
Evangelicals138,659
Other religion26,641
No religion41,411