Huaura

Huaura
City
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Cuna de la Independencia del Perú (Cradle of the Independence of Peru)
Huaura Location within Peru
Country	Peru
Department	Lima
Province	Huaura
District	Huaura
Founded	July 25, 1597
Government
• Mayor	Juan José Reaño Antúnez
Elevation	30 m (98 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	24,668
Demonym(s)	Huaurino, -na
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)

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Huaura is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the homonymous district located in the province of Huaura in the department of Lima. It had an estimated population of 24,668 according to the 2017 census. It ceased to be the provincial capital in 1866 in favor of the city of Huacho and is part of the conurbation formed around the latter by means of two bridges over the Huaura River.

The city's main square houses the Huaura Museum, the site of the proclamation of the independence of Peru by José de San Martín in 1820.