| Viques | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Junín |
| Province | Huancayo |
| Founded | December 24, 1941 |
| Capital | Viques |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emerson Nolasco Delgado |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,195 m (10,482 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 1,465 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 120136 |
Viques District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo 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.
Huancayo Province is located in Peru. It is one of the 9 provinces composing the Junín Region. It borders to the north with the Concepción Province, the east with the Satipo Province, the south with the Huancavelica Region and the west with the Chupaca Province. The province has an approximate population of 545,615 inhabitants. The capital of the province is the city of Huancayo.
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.
