La Unión, Huánuco

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subdivision_name = PER
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_name1 = Huánuco
subdivision_type2 = Province
subdivision_name2 = Dos de Mayo
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subdivision_name3 = La Unión
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Victor Maulle Lavado Dimas
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La Unión is a town in central Peru, capital of the province Dos de Mayo in the region Huánuco.The city is over the Vizcarra river and has two districts, Agüamiro on the right bank and Ripán on the left bank. It has a regional hospital.Close to the city, over a flat highland or meseta (12,000 feet over sea level) is the old famed Inca city called Huánuco Pampa, Huánuco Marka or Huánuco Viejo. The most important festival is by the end of July and it is called "La Fiesta del Sol".

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