City profile · Peru · South America
Huancavelica
Huancavelica · Peru
City population
49,570
#54
in Peru
#11,521
worldwide
-12.787, -74.973 · 238 km from Lima
About Huancavelica
Huancavelica is a city in Huancavelica, Peru with a population of 49,570. It is the 54th largest of the 135 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Peru, and the 11,521st largest worldwide. It lies 238 km from Lima.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Huancavelica
Elevation
3,990 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Lima
Coordinates
-12.787, -74.973
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 135 in PeruClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.