Angasmarca district
Angasmarca district | |
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The district of Angasmarca is located in the southeast of the province of Santiago de Chuco (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | La Libertad |
province | Santiago de Chuco |
Seat | Angasmarca |
surface | 150 km² |
Residents | 5097 (2017) |
density | 34 inhabitants per km² |
founding | September 21, 1985 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-LAL |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Pepe Valdemar Ramos Mecola (2019-2022) |
Political party | Restauración Nacional |
View of the village of Angasmarca; in the background the Cerro Angasmarca |
Coordinates: 8 ° 8 ′ S , 78 ° 3 ′ W
The Angasmarca district is located in the Santiago de Chuco province in the La Libertad region in western Peru . The district was established on September 21, 1985. It has an area of 150 km². The 2017 census counted 5097 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 4261, in 2007 it was 6052. The district administration is located in the small town of Angasmarca, which is about 2900 m high and has 1899 inhabitants (as of 2017). Angasmarca is located 13 km east of the provincial capital Santiago de Chuco .
Geographical location
The Angasmarca district is located in the southeast of the Santiago de Chuco province. The area is bounded to the east and south by the Río Angasmarca and Río Tablachaca .
The Angasmarca district is bordered to the west by the district Santa Cruz de Chuca , on the north by the district Cachicadan , on the east by the district Mollebamba , in the southeast of the district Mollepata and the south by the district Pallasca ( province Pallasca ).
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- Chusgón (432 inhabitants)
- Colpa Seca (369 inhabitants)
- Cruz de Chuca (234 inhabitants)
- Cruz Pampa (284 inhabitants)
- Huacascorral (401 inhabitants)
- Las Manzanas (213 inhabitants)
- Mullipampa
- Quillupampa (298 inhabitants)
- Tambo Pampamarca (437 inhabitants)
- Totoropampa
Web links
- Peru: Region La Libertad (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú