Huaral province
Huaral | |
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Location of Huaral in Lima | |
| Country | Peru |
| Department | Lima |
| Founded | May 11, 1976 |
| Capital | Huaral |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fernando José Cárdenas Sánchez (2023-2026) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,655.7 km2 (1,411.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 183,898 |
| • Density | 50.304/km2 (130.29/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1506 |
| Website | Official Website |
Huaral is a province of the department of Lima, Peru. From the administrative point of view of the Catholic Church in Peru, it forms part of the Diocese of Huacho. Geographically, its territory extends around the valley of the Chancay River from the mountainous frontier of the Pasco Region and Junín Region up to the Pacific Ocean.