| Chongos Bajo | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Junín |
| Province | Chupaca |
| Founded | October 5, 1854 |
| Capital | Chongos Bajo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Timoteo Munive Guerra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102.74 km2 (39.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,269 m (10,725 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 4,696 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 120903 |
Chongos Bajo District is one of nine districts of the province Chupaca in Peru. [1]
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.
Chupaca Province, located in Central Peru, is one of the nine provinces that compose the Junín Region, bordering to the north with the Concepción Province, to the east with the Huancayo Province, to the south with the Huancavelica Region and to the west with the Lima Region. The province has a population of approximately 57,000 inhabitants, and the capital is Chupaca.
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.
