Yungay, Peru

Yungay
Yungay Nuevo
Town
Cemetery in Yungay
Flag
Seal
Nickname: 
Yungay Hermosura
Yungay
Location of in Peru
Coordinates: 09°08′22″S 77°44′42″W / 9.13944°S 77.74500°W / -9.13944; -77.74500
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceYungay
DistrictYungay
Founded4 August 1540
Government
 • MayorJosé Antonio Romero Jara
Elevation
2,458 m (8,064 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
20,070
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
ClimateBSk

Yungay, also known as Yungay Nuevo (Spanish for "New Yungay"), is a town in the Ancash Region in north central Peru, South America.

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