transport contributed to the city's economic and population growth. Population growth was mostly present in Tambo and Chilica, two suburban districts near the highways. Furthermore, population growth between 1981 and 2007 was a result of in-migration due to terrorist attacks of Sendero Luminoso. People from highlands and amazonian lowlands sought refugee in Andean cities such as Huancayo. Demographics According to the National Census of 2007, the three main districts of Huancayo have a total population of about 340,000. However, the continuous settlement area have already reached periurban districts, resulting in the agglomeration's population to be at least 380,000 people. Amerindian and Mestizos (Amerindian and Spanish ancestry) are the two largest ethnic groups in the city. Asian (mainly descendants of Japanese and Chinese immigrants) and European descendants are important minority groups. Transport Huancayo has transportation connections by road and rail. The Francisco Carle Airport at Jauja offers daily connections to Lima and is located 45 minutes via car from Huancayo. Current airlines include LATAM Peru, LC Peru, and Peruvian Airlines. To travel by road, the Carretera Central links Huancayo with La Oroya and Lima, which generally takes 7 to 8 hours. Multiple bus carriers operate between Lima and Huancayo daily. The Ferrocarril Central Andino enables transport by rail. Huancayo was a break-of-gauge from gauge to gauge for the extension to Huancavelica. In 2009, this line was being standardised. There was a plan Metro Wanka to use the railway line as a local metro however this never came to fruition. Education Local universities Universidad Nacional del Centro del Peru (UNCP) Universidad Peruana Los Andes (UPLA) Universidad Continental (UC) Universidad Franklin Roosevelt (UFR) Branches of other Peruvian universities Universidad Alas Peruanas (UAP) Universidad Los Angeles de Chimbote (ULADECH) Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) Universidad Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión (UNDAC) Universidad de Huanuco (UDH) Language institutes Instituto Cultural Peruano Británico Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano - Región Centro (ICPNA) Alianza Francesa de Huancayo (French Alliance, AF) Notable people Damaris Mallma Porras (1986- ), Peruvian folk singer Josué Sánchez (1945- ), painter Rodolfo Cerrón Palomino (1940- ), linguist Víctor Alberto Gil Mallma (1930–1975), musician Juan Parra del Riego (1894–1925), poet Enrique Bernardo (1980–), tenor and pianist See also Wanka (disambiguation) Plaza El Coliseo, bullfighting stadium Papa a la Huancaína (literally, Huancayo style potatoes), a Peruvian dish References External links Official Portal Huancayo Official Municipal website Populated places in the Junín Region Cities in Peru