Chacayán district
| Chacayán district | |
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 The district of Chacayán (shown in dark blue) is located in the central east of the province of Daniel Alcides Carrión |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Pasco |
| province | Daniel Alcides Carrión |
| Seat | Chacayan |
| surface | 160 km² |
| Residents | 2136 (2017) |
| density | 13 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | December 30, 1918 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PAS |
| Website | munichacayan.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Over Vega Prado (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Podemos por el Progreso del Perú |
Coordinates: 10 ° 26 ′ S , 76 ° 26 ′ W
The district of Chacayán is located in the province of Daniel Alcides Carrión in the Pasco region in central Peru . The district was established on December 30, 1918. It has an area of 160 km². The 2017 census counted 2136 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3082, in 2007 4008. The district administration is located in the 3357 m high village of Chacayán with 792 inhabitants (as of 2017). Chacayán is about 11 km east-northeast of the provincial capital Yanahuanca .
Geographical location
The district of Chacayán is located in the Andean highlands in the central east of the province of Daniel Alcides Carrión. It has a length of 40 km. The Río Chaupihuaranga, the right source river of the Río Huertas , flows north along the western district boundary .
The Chacayán district borders on the Simón Bolívar district ( Pasco province ) to the south, the Yanahuanca , Vilcabamba , Tápuc and Páucar districts to the west , and the Santa Ana de Tusi and Goyllarisquizga districts to the east .