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Huancayo

City population
456,250
#7
in Peru
#1
in Junin
#1,264
worldwide
LimaHuancayo
-12.069, -75.210 · 198 km from Lima
Share of Peru
1.3%
Of the national population
Elevation
3,596 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Lima
Time zone
America/Lima
IANA zone identifier

About Huancayo

Huancayo is a city in Junin, Peru with a population of 456,250. It is the 7th largest of the 135 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Peru, and the 1,264th largest worldwide. It lies 198 km from Lima.

Position in Peru
#7of 135
LargestSmallest
Position in Junin
#1of 9
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 9
Coordinates
-12.069, -75.210
Record updated
21 June 2026
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.

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