Huancayo

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Huancayo
Santísima Trinidad de Huancayo Holy Trinity of Huancayo
Plaza Constitución, Cathedral of Huancayo, Real Plaza Huancayo, Wanka Identity Park, Administration and Government Pavilion of the National University of the Center of Peru and Panoramic.
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  "La Ciudad Incontrastable" (The Uncontrastable City)
Huancayo Location in Peru
Coordinates: 12°4′S 75°13′W / 12.067°S 75.217°W / -12.067; -75.217
Country	Peru
Region	Junin
Province	Huancayo
District	Huancayo
Founded	1 June 1572
Government
• Type	Municipal government
• Mayor	Henry López Cantorín
Area
• Total	319.41 km2 (123.32 sq mi)
Elevation	3,259 m (10,692 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	456,250
• Estimate  (2015)[1]	364,725
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (PET)
Area code	64
Website	www.munihuancayo.gob.pe

Huancayo (Spanish pronunciation: [waŋˈkaʝo]; in Wanka Quechua: Wankayu [wɐŋˈkæjuː], '(place) with a (sacred) rock') is the capital of the Junín Region and Huancayo Province, in the central highlands of Peru, in the Mantaro Valley and is crossed by the Shullcas, Chilca and Mantaro rivers. It was founded as a reduction by the name Santísima Trinidad de Huancayo on 1 June 1572, by Don Jerónimo de Silva, a Spanish conquistador.^[2] It is the fifth largest city in Peru, with a population of 500,000 and is among the highest cities in Peru, with an altitude of 3,256 meters (10,692 feet) above sea level. It is considered the economic and social center of central Peru

The Huanca people largely inhabited the area even before the Inca Empire at around 500 BC.^[3] They would later form the so-called Huanca kingdom.They were incorporated into the Inca Empire, becoming a stopping point along the Qhapaq Ñan, the section that runs through the city, which today is called Calle Real. Upon the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors notably Francisco Pizarro, the Huancas became faithful and staunch allies, participating in the capture of Cusco and the battles against the Incas of Vilcabamba.^[4]