page_title: Huancayo
section_title: Location
hierarchical_section_title: Huancayo / Location
caption_attribution_description: Español: Iglesia María Inmaculada, Huancayo
context_page_description: Huancayo is the capital of Junín Region, in the central highlands of Peru.
context_section_description: Huancayo is located in Huancayo Province, of which it is also the capital. Situated in the Mantaro Valley at an altitude of 3,271 meters, it belongs to the Quechua region. Depending on delimitation, the agglomeration has a population between 340,000 and 380,000 and is the fifth most populous city of the country. Huancayo is the cultural and commercial center of the whole central Peruvian Andes area. Huancayo Metropolitano is made up of seven districts that form the urban center of Junin's region. This region is considered Central Peru's economic and social hub.
caption: La Inmaculada church
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