Suitucancha Suyt'u Kancha | |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| Region | Junín |
| Province | Yauli |
| Founded | January 13, 1962 |
| Capital | Suitucancha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emilio Venusto Hurtado León |
| Area | |
| • Total | 216.47 km2 (83.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,255 m (13,960 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 937 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 120809 |
Suitucancha (Hispanicized spelling of the Quechua term Suyt'u Kancha, suyt'u rectangular, kancha corral, square, [1] "rectangular corral (or square)") is one of ten districts of the Yauli Province in Peru. [2] Its seat is Suitucancha.
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.
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.
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.
