Chongos Alto District

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Chongos Alto
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Junín
Province Huancayo
Founded November 11, 1907
Capital Chongos Alto
Government
 •  Mayor Evaristo Siuce Vilcapoma
Area
 • Total 701.75 km2 (270.95 sq mi)
Elevation 3,544 m (11,627 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,819
 • Density 2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 120108

Chongos Alto District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru. [1] Is located in the Department of Junin, part of the Junín Region.

Districts of Peru third level administrative subdivision of Peru

The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total.

Huancayo Province Province in Junín, Peru

Huancayo Province is located in Peru. It is one of the 9 provinces composing the Junín Region. It borders to the north with the Concepción Province, the east with the Satipo Province, the south with the Huancavelica Region and the west with the Chupaca Province. The province has an approximate population of 545,615 inhabitants. The capital of the province is the city of Huancayo.

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Geography

The Chunta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below: [2]

Inti Wañunan mountain in Peru

Inti Wañunan is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, and in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District.

Kapillayuq mountain in Peru

Kapillayuq is a 5,129-metre-high (16,827 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Kapillayuq lies east of Walsa and west of the lake named Ñawinqucha.

Puka (Peru)

Puka is a 4,993-metre-high (16,381 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, and in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Puka lies southwest of Warmi Mach'ay, between the lakes named Warmiqucha in the southeast and Quylluqucha in the north.

Puka Rumi

Puka Rumi is a 5,000-metre-high (16,404 ft) mountain in the northern part of the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, and in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Puka Rumi lies southeast of Ñawinqucha.

Walsa mountain in Peru

Walsa (Quechua for raft, Hispanicized spelling Balsa is a 4,800-metre-high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Walsa lies west of Kapillayuq between the lakes Ñawinqucha in the east and Walsaqucha in the northwest.

Waqra Willka mountain in Peru

Waqra Willka is a 5,066-metre-high (16,621 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Waqra Willka lies east of Wira Challwa. A couple of small lakes named Yuraqqucha, Anqasqucha, Challwaqucha and Antaqucha are situated at the feet of the mountain.

The largest lakes of the district are Aqchiqucha, Quylluqucha, Walsaqucha, Wich'iqucha, Yuraqqucha and Ñawinqucha [2] some of which belong to the largest lakes of Peru.

Walsaqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. It is situated between Yuraqqucha in the north and Aqchiqucha in the south. The mountain at the southern end of the lake is Walsa.

Ñawinqucha (Junín)

Ñawinqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. It is situated at a height of approximately 4,592 metres (15,066 ft), about 2.25 km long and 0.64 km at its widest point. Ñawinqucha lies southeast of Yuraqqucha and northeast of Aqchiqucha. It belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River.

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Coyllococha

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Putkaqucha mountain in Peru

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Wira Challwa mountain in Peru

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Yuraqqucha may refer to:

Putaqa (Junín)

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine .. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancayo Province (Junín Region)

Coordinates: 12°18′41″S75°17′20″W / 12.3113°S 75.2888°W / -12.3113; -75.2888

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