Callalli District
| Callalli District | |
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 The Callalli district (marked in light blue) is located in the east of the Caylloma Province |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Arequipa |
| province | Caylloma |
| Seat | Callalli |
| surface | 1538 km² |
| Residents | 1458 (2017) |
| density | 0.9 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ARE |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Florencio Josué Valdivia Mamani (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 15 ° 30 ′ S , 71 ° 27 ′ W
The Callalli district is located in the Caylloma Province in the Arequipa region in southwestern Peru . The district has an area of 1538 km². The 2017 census counted 1,458 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3152, in 2007 it was 2511. The district administration is located in the 3867 m high village of Callalli with 914 inhabitants (as of 2017). Callalli is located 22 km northeast of the provincial capital Chivay .
The Mollepunko Cave is located in the Callalli district. There are also imposing rock formations near the village of Callalli.
Geographical location
The Callalli district is located in the Cordillera Volcánica in the east of the Caylloma Province. The northeast of the district is traversed by the upper reaches of the Río Colca in a north-westerly direction. The Río Colca is dammed by the Condoroma dam (Spanish: Represa de Condoroma ) near the Chichas settlement . Later the river forms a short stretch of the northwestern district boundary. The place Callalli is located in the west of the district on the south bank of a left tributary of the Río Colca just 2 km above its mouth.
The Callalli district borders in the southeast on the San Antonio de Chuca district , in the southwest on the Yanque district , in the west on the Chivay district , in the northwest on the Sibayo and Tisco districts , in the northeast on the Condoroma district ( Espinar province ) and in the east to the Santa Lucía district ( Lampa province ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b PERU: Arequipa region - provinces and districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
