Morococha District

This article is about the district in the Yauli Province, Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Muruqucha (disambiguation).

Morococha Muruqucha
District
Waqraqucha (the largest lake on the left) as seen from Yuraqqucha
Country	Peru
Region	Junín
Province	Yauli
Founded	December 21, 1907
Capital	Nueva Morococha
Government
•  Mayor	Marcial Tolentino Salome Ponce
Area
• Total	265.67 km2 (102.58 sq mi)
Elevation	4,550 m (14,930 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,681
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	120805

Morococha District is one of ten districts of the province Yauli in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

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

• Antikuna
• Challwaqucha
• Llama Pashillun
• Mit'u
• Miyu
• Puka Mach'ay
• Pukaqucha
• Puypuy
• P'uqush
• Quchayuq
• Shawaq
• Warmiqucha
• Wayna Kancha
• Yanasinqa
• Yawarqucha
• Yuraqqucha (Lima-Junín)
• Yuraqqucha (Yauli)

See also

• Waskhaqucha
• Waqraqucha

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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