Queropalca District

Queropalca Qirupallqa
District
Queropalca
Country	Peru
Region	Huánuco
Province	Lauricocha
Founded	May 12, 1962
Capital	Queropalca
Government
•  Mayor	Carlos Enrique Zambrano Santillan
Area
• Total	131.15 km2 (50.64 sq mi)
Elevation	3,831 m (12,569 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	849
• Density	6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	101004

Queropalca District is one of seven districts of the province Lauricocha in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

The Waywash mountain range traverses the district. The highest peak of the district is Yerupaja at 6,635 m (21,768 ft) which is also the highest elevation of the range. Other mountains are listed below: ^[2]

• Allqay
• Chawpi Hanka
• Chinkana
• Kasha
• Kuntur Waqanan
• Llamt'a
• Mit'urahu
• Parya
• Runtuy
• T'uyu Hirka

See also

• Mit'uqucha
• Ninaqucha
• Qarwaqucha

References

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

10°10′45″S76°48′10″W / 10.17917°S 76.80278°W / -10.17917; -76.80278