Huancaya District

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Huancaya
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Lima
Province Yauyos
Founded November 15, 1915
Capital Huancaya
Government
 •  Mayor Abanto Justo Miranda Ravichagua
Area
 • Total 283.6 km2 (109.5 sq mi)
Elevation 3,554 m (11,660 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 484
 • Density 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 151014

Huancaya District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in Peru. [1]

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.

Yauyos Province Province in Lima, Peru

The Yauyos Province is a province located in the Lima Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up that region.

Peru republic in South America

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Geography

The Cordillera Central traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: [2]

Cordillera Central (Peru) part of the Andes in Peru

The Cordillera Central is part of the Andes in Peru. It extends in a northerly direction approximately between 11º 39’ and 12º 37’S and 75º 30’ and 76º 20’W for about 60 km to 100 km. It contains the Paryaqaqa (P), Yauyos (Y) and Pichqa Waqra (PW) mountain ranges. It is located in the Junín Region and in the Lima Region.

Kachi Raqra mountain in Peru

Kachi Raqra is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 metres (15,092 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huancaya District.

Kima Rumi (Lima-Junín) mountain in Peru

Kima Rumi is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 metres (15,092 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District, and in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huancaya District.

Marayniyuq (Yauyos)

Marayniyuq is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huancaya District.

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine .. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)

Coordinates: 12°12′12″S75°47′57″W / 12.2034°S 75.7993°W / -12.2034; -75.7993

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