Marcapomacocha District

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Marcapomacocha
Markapumaqucha
District

Nevado Rajuntay.jpg

Rajuntay, one of the highest mountains of the Marcapomacocha District, as seen from the west
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Junín
Province Yauli
Capital Marcapomacocha
Government
 •  Mayor José Luis Rondon Mateo
Area
 • Total 888.56 km2 (343.07 sq mi)
Elevation 4,415 m (14,485 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,001
 • Density 1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 120804

Marcapomacocha District is one of ten districts of the Yauli Province in the Junín Region 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.

Yauli Province Province in Junín, Peru

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Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: [2]

Anta Qasa mountain in Peru

Anta Q'asa is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District. Anta Q'asa lies southwest of the mountain Pukaqucha, west of the mountains Yuraqqucha and Sillaqaqa, northeast of Llawa P'ukru and east of the mountain Quriqucha.

Chunta (Junín-Lima) mountain in Peru

Chunta is a 5,208-metre-high (17,087 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region, Canta Province, Huaros District, and in the Huarochirí Province, Huanza District. It lies northwest of Kashpi.

Chuyku mountain in Peru

Ch'uyku is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 metres (16,404 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District. It lies south of a lake named Markapumaqucha.

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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 Yauli Province (Junín Region)


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