About Huaraz
Huaraz is a city in Ancash, Peru with a population of 118,836. It is the 23rd largest of the 135 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Peru, and the 4,814th largest worldwide. It lies 285 km from Lima.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 5
Elevation
2,829 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Lima
Coordinates
-9.526, -77.529
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.