Capachica district
| Capachica district | |
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 The district of Capachica is located on a peninsula in the north of the province of Puno (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Puno |
| province | Puno |
| Seat | Capachica |
| surface | 117.1 km² |
| Residents | 7540 (2017) |
| density | 64 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PUN |
| Website | www.municipalidadcapachica.org.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Santiago Coila Yucra (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 15 ° 39 ′ S , 69 ° 50 ′ W
The Capachica district is located in the Puno Province in the Puno region in southern Peru . The district has an area of 117.06 km². The 2017 census counted 7,540 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 11,435, in 2007 11,387. The administrative seat of the district is the 3860 m high village of Capachica with 944 inhabitants (as of 2017).
Geographical location
The district of Capachica is located on the Capachica peninsula in the west of Lake Titicaca in the north of the province of Puno.
The district of Capachica borders in the northwest on the districts of Coata and Pusi ( province of Huancané ).
Localities
In addition to Capachica, the district has the following communities:
- Capano
- Ccollpa
- Ccotos
- Chillora
- Escallani
- Hilata
- Isañura
- Lago Azul
- Llachón
- Miraflores
- San Cristobal
- Siale
- Toctoro
- Yancaco
- Yapura
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b PERU: Region Puno - Provinces and Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
Web links
Commons : Capachica District - Collection of images, videos and audio files
