Santa Barbara de Carhuacayan District

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Santa Bárbara de Carhuacayan
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Junín
Province Yauli
Founded April 7, 1954
Capital Santa Barbara de Carhuacayan
Government
 •  Mayor Roque Alejandro Contreras Fraga
Area
 • Total 646.29 km2 (249.53 sq mi)
Elevation 4,137 m (13,573 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,496
 • Density 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 120807
Website carhuacayan.blogspot.com

Santa Bárbara de Carhuacayan District or Santa Bárbara de Carhuacayán 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

The Yauli Province is one of the nine provinces in Peru that form the Junín Region. It is bordered to the north by the Pasco Region and the Junín Province, to the east by the Tarma Province, to the south by the Jauja Province and to the west by the Lima Region. The population of the province was estimated at 66,093 inhabitants in 2002. The capital of the Yauli Province is La Oroya.

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Geography

The Puwaq Hanka mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Allqay at 5,359 m (17,582 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Puwaq Hanka mountain range mountain range in Peru

The Puwaq Hanka mountain range Quechua puwaq, eight, hanka snowcapped peak or ridge, "eight peaks ", hispanicized spelling Puagjanca, also Puagjancha) is in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Carhuacayan District, and in the Lima Region, Huaral Province, in the districts of and Andamarca and Atavillos Alto.

Hatun Waqya mountain in Peru

Hatun Waqya is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Carhuacayan District, and in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huayllay District. Hatun Waqya lies northwest of the lake named Waskhaqucha.

Qullpayuq mountain in Peru

Qullpayuq is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, on the border of the districts of Carhuacayán and Marcapomacocha. Qullpayuq lies northwest of the mountain and lake named Muruqucha, north of a lake called Yanaqucha.

Qullqi Machay mountain in Peru

Qullqi Mach'ay is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,600 metres (15,092 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Carhuacayan District. Qullqi Mach'ay lies southwest of the lake named Waskhaqucha.

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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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