page_title: Huancas District
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Huancas District / Geography
caption_attribution_description: el Río Sonche cerca del pueblo Huancas, Provincia de Chachapoyas, Amazonas, Peru.
context_page_description: Huancas is one of the 21 districts of Chachapoyas Province in the Amazonas Region of northern Peru. It is bounded to the north by Valera District, to the east by Sonche District, to the south by Chachapoyas District, and to the west by Luya District and Lámud District.
context_section_description: Huancas District covers an area of 49 km² and has a population of 1,305.
  The capital is the town of Huancas, which is a 15-minute drive from the city of Chachapoyas. Huancas is located at a height of 2,558 m (8,392 ft) above sea level, in an area where high Amazon rainforest drops to the Sonche River, 962 m (3,156 ft) below. There is an attractive Colonial church located on the main square; and the citizens are well known for their earthenware (alfareria) – including clay cooking pots and jugs (cantaros) – that are hand-decorated and fired using open, wood-burning ovens
  However, the most notable tourist draw is the stunning viewpoint over the Sonche Canyon, 1 km (0.6 miles) east of Huancas. Additionally, 3 km (1.9 miles) north of Huancas, is Huanca Urco hill, with views of where the Sonche, Vitaya and Utcubamba Rivers meet. On a clear day, the top part of Gocta Falls can be seen.
  Huancas belongs to the parish of Chachapoyas, and is served by two priests from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chachapoyas.
caption: Sonche River near Huancas
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