Tanta District

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Tanta
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Lima
Province Yauyos
FoundedFebruary 2, 1956
Capital Tanta
Government
 •  Mayor Celestina Victoria Reyes Ysla
Area
 • Total347.15 km2 (134.04 sq mi)
Elevation
4,278 m (14,035 ft)
Population
(2017)
 • Total479
 • Density1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 151028

Tanta District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in Peru. [1] Its seat is the village Tanta.

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.

Yauyos Province Province in Lima, Peru

The Yauyos Province is a province located in the Lima Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up that region.

Peru republic in South America

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.

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Geography

The Cordillera Central traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: [2]

Cordillera Central (Peru) part of the Andes in Peru

The Cordillera Central is part of the Andes in Peru. It extends in a northerly direction approximately between 11º 39’ and 12º 37’S and 75º 30’ and 76º 20’W for about 60 km to 100 km. It contains the Paryaqaqa (P), Yauyos (Y) and Pichqa Waqra (PW) mountain ranges. It is located in the Junín Region and in the Lima Region.

Aqupallqa mountain in Peru

Aqupallqa is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,445 metres (17,864 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Aqupallqa lies north of the mountain Wayna Qutuni and the lake Tikllaqucha and northwest of the mountain Qutuni.

Chakraqucha (Lima) mountain in Peru

Chakraqucha is a mountain, lying south of a small lake of the same name in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is located in both the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District, and in the Yauyos Province, Tanta District.

Hatun Pawka

Hatun Pawka is a 5,420-metre-high (17,782 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta. Hatun Pawka lies on a ridge southeast of Paqarin Pawka and northeast of a lake named Pisququcha.

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Huayna Cotoni mountain in Peru

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Pirca Pirca, Lima

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Paqarin Pawka

Paqarin Pawka is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 m (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta. Paqarin Pawka lies on a ridge northwest of Hatun Pawka and east of a lake named Ch'uspiqucha.

Uman (Peru) mountain in Peru

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Ukru Ukru mountain in Peru

Ukru Ukru is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Ukru Ukru lies northwest of Paqarin Pawka and Saqsa and north of Muki at a lake named Pawqarqucha.

Muki (Lima)

Muki is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Muki lies northwest of Paqarin Pawka at a lake named Ch'uspiqucha.

Saqsa (Yauyos) mountain in Peru

Saqsa is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Saqsa lies northwest of Paqarin Pawka at a lake named Ch'uspiqucha.

Puma Rawkha mountain in Peru

Puma Rawkha is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Puma Rawkha lies northwest of Pukyu Rumi and northeast of Mina Ukru.

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 Yauyos Province (Lima Region)

Coordinates: 12°07′17″S76°00′44″W / 12.12139°S 76.01222°W / -12.12139; -76.01222

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