Huancapón | |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| Region | Lima |
| Province | Cajatambo |
| Founded | September 25, 1868 |
| Capital | Huancapón |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miguel Dante Ventocilla (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 146.1 km2 (56.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,145 m (10,318 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 984 |
| • Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 150304 |
Huancapón District is one of five districts of the province Cajatambo 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.
The Cajatambo Province is one of nine provinces in the Lima Region of Peru. It is bordered to the north by the Ancash Region, to the east by the Huánuco Region, to the south by the Oyón Province, and to the west by the Huaura Province.
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.
