Juliaca

Juliaca Hullaqa (Aymara)
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  Ciudad de los Vientos (City of Winds)
Juliaca Location within Peru
Coordinates: 15°29′S 70°08′W
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	San Román
District	Juliaca
Founded	1630
Incorporated	3 October 1908
Government
• Type	Democracy
• Mayor	David Sucacahua (2019–2022)
Area
• City	533.47 km2 (205.97 sq mi)
Elevation	3,825 m (12,549 ft)
Population  (2017)
• City	276,110
• Estimate  (2026)	346,068
• Rank	12th in Peru 11th (Agglomeration) 12th (Metro)
• Density	517.57/km2 (1,340.5/sq mi)
• Urban	308,547
• Metro	312,000
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (PET)
Area code	+51
Website	Official Website

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Juliaca (Spanish: [xuˈljaka]; Quechua and Aymara: Hullaqa) is the capital of San Román Province in the Puno Region of southeastern Peru. It is the region's largest city, with a population of 276,110 inhabitants (2017). On the Altiplano, Juliaca is 3,825 metres (12,549 ft) above sea level, is located on the Collao Plateau and is northwest of Lake Titicaca (45 km), near Chachas Lake, the Maravillas river, and near the ruins of Sillustani. It is the largest trade center in the Puno region.

The city hosts Carnaval Juliaca each year between February and March. During this very popular event participants, dressed in colorful costumes, gather on the streets to dance in the style of the Collao Plateau. Saint Sebastian's feast is celebrated on 20 January of every year.

Like Chicago, Illinois, it is nicknamed "The Windy City", in its case, because of the city's location on the windy Collao Plateau. It is also called the "Sock City" or "Knitting City" because Juliaca was a major center of sock, sweater, and handicraft production. Now the production of clothes, wool and fabrics are industrial processes.