Aquia | |
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Aquia with the mountain Kikash in the background | |
Country | |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Bolognesi |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Aquia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ivo Dominovich Acuña Tapia |
Area | |
• Total | 434.6 km2 (167.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,337 m (10,948 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,062 |
• Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 020504 |
Aquia District is one of fifteen districts of the province Bolognesi in Peru. [1]
The Cordillera Blanca and the Wallanka mountain range traverse the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below: [2]
The Bolognesi Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.
Cajacay District is one of fifteen districts of the Bolognesi Province in Peru.
Canis District is one of fifteen districts of the province Bolognesi in Peru.
Chiquián is a district of the province of Bolognesi, in the Ancash Region of Peru.
Huallanca or Wallanka is a district of the Bolognesi Province in the Ancash Region of Peru.
Huasta is a district of the province of Bolognesi, in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of Huasta is "Villa de Huasta" and the Temple is located in the Jr Grau in front of the "Seat of Arms", a monument declared by Supreme Resolution Nº 505-74-ED dated 15 October 1974. Huasta is on a plain 3,375 meters above sea level on the left banks of the river Chiquián. The seat of arms is located at the town center and there are four longitudinal streets and seven cross-sectional streets, all paved with stones.
La Primavera District is one of fifteen districts of the province Bolognesi in Peru.
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Quillo is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province in Peru.
The Huallanca mountain range (possibly from Quechua, wallanka mountain range; a cactus plant ; also called Chaupi Janca or Shicra Shicra lies in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province. The Huallanca mountain range is a small range southeast of the Cordillera Blanca and north of the Huayhuash mountain range extending between 9°52' and 10°03'S and 76°58' and 77°04'W for about 19 km in a northeasterly direction.
Huallanca, also known as Burro, is a 5,470 m (17,950 ft)) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is the highest peak in the Huallanca mountain range. Huallanca is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Aquia and Huallanca. It is situated in the northern half of the range, southeast of the Yanashallash pass and the peaks of Tankan, Ch'uspi and Tankanqucha. Kuntur Wayi lies southwest of it. Winchus 4,795 m (15,732 ft)) is the peak west of Wallanka at the Tuna Kancha valley.
Kuntur Wayi or Kuntur Wayin is a 5,171-metre-high (16,965 ft) mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, on the border of the districts of Aquia and Huallanca. Kuntur Wayi lies east of the Minapata valley, southwest of Kunkush, south of Wallanka and southeast of Minapata.
Tawqan is a mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Aquia, Huallanca and Huasta, northwest of Chawpi Hanka.
Quntayqucha Punta is a mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huasta District, southwest of Chawpi Hanka.
Puka Qaqa is a mountain south of the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huasta District. Puka Qaqa lies at the Pampa Wayi valley, southwest of a lake named Kunturqucha.
Muya Wayin is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,092 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huallanca District. Muya Wayin lies on a ridge east of Wallanka, west of Yana Pukyu.
Coordinates: 10°04′59″S77°07′59″W / 10.08306°S 77.13306°W
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