Chiara District (Huamanga)
| Chiara district | |
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 The Chiara district is located in the south of the Huamanga Province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ayacucho |
| province | Huamanga |
| Seat | Chiara |
| surface | 495 km² |
| Residents | 5698 (2017) |
| density | 12 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-AYA |
| Website | munichiara-huamanga.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Nilo Huaytalla Bautista (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 13 ° 16 ′ S , 74 ° 12 ′ W
The Chiara district is located in the Huamanga Province in the Ayacucho region in south-central Peru . The district has an area of 495 km². The 2017 census counted 5698 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 4469, in 2007 it was 6307. The district administration is located in the 3527 m high village of Chiara with 257 inhabitants (as of 2017). Chiara is 13 km east-southeast of the provincial and regional capital Ayacucho (Huamanga).
Geographical location
The Chiara district is located in the south of the Huamanga province. It has a longitudinal extent in NNW-SSE direction of 40 km and a maximum width of about 19 km. The district is located in the Andean highlands . In the far north it reaches up to the metropolitan area of the regional capital. The northern district is drained via the Río Huata, the west via the Río Cachi and the south via the Río Pampas .
The district of Chiara borders in the south on the district of Cangallo , in the southwest on the district Los Morochucos (both in the province of Cangallo ), in the northwest on the districts Vinchos , Socos , Carmen Alto and district San Juan Bautista , in the northeast on the district Tambillo , to the east to the Acocro district and to the southeast to the Vischongo district .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Ayacucho - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved April 15, 2020.