San José de Quero Q'iru | |
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District | |
Country | |
Region | Junín |
Province | Concepción |
Founded | June 28, 1955 |
Capital | San José de Quero |
Government | |
• Mayor | Juan Masias Aquino Pino |
Area | |
• Total | 317 km2 (122 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,856 m (12,651 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 6,671 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 120214 |
San José de Quero District is one of fifteen districts of the Concepción Province 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.
Concepción Province is one of nine provinces in the Junín Region in central Peru. Its capital is Concepción.
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.
One of the highest peaks of the district is Kawituyuq at 4,803 m (15,758 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]
Kawituyuq 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, Concepción Province, Quero District.
Challwayuq is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 metres (14,436 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, Quero District, southwest of San José de Quero.
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