- Huanca Sancos Province
Infobox Province Peru
region = Ayacucho
founded =
cofarms =
province = Huanca Sancos
capital =Huanca Sancos
elevation = 3408
pop = 12,120
density = 4.2
area = 2,862.33
districts = 4
web =
mayor = Cirilo Pacheco Vilchez
ubigeo = 0503Huanca Sancos is a
province in central Ayacucho,Peru . OnApril 3 ,1983 ,Shining Path rebels entered the town ofLucanamarca and killed 69 people.Political division
The province extends over an area of 2,862.33 km2 and is divided into four districts:
*Sancos (
Huanca Sancos )
*Carapo (Carapo )
*Sacsamarca (Sacsamarca )
*Santiago de Lucanamarca (Santiago de Lucanamarca )External links
* [http://www.cverdad.org.pe/ingles/informacion/nprensa/notas.php?idnota=117 Truth and Reconciliation Commission press release on the Lucanamarca massacre]
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