Tunanmarca district

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Tunanmarca district
The district of Tunanmarca is centrally located in the province of Jauja (marked in red)
The district of Tunanmarca is centrally located in the province of Jauja (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Junín
province YeahTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Concho
surface 32.7 km²
Residents 1038 (2017)
density 32 inhabitants per km²
founding September 15, 1944
ISO 3166-2 PE-JUN
politics
Alcalde District Braulio Abílio Tabraj Flores
(2019-2022)
Looking east on the northern part of Concho
Looking east on the northern part of Concho

Coordinates: 11 ° 43 ′ 47 "  S , 75 ° 34 ′ 15"  W.

Ruin at the archaeological site of Tunanmarca

The district of Tunanmarca (alternative spelling: District Tunán Marca ) is located in the province of Jauja in the region of Junín in south-west central Peru . The district was founded on September 15, 1944. It has an area of ​​32.7 km². At the 2017 census, there were 1,038 residents in the Tunanmarca district. In 1993 the population was 1782, in 2007 1404. The administrative seat is the 3470  m high village of Concho with 908 inhabitants (as of 2017). Concho is located 9 km northwest of the provincial capital Jauja .

In the west of the district is the archaeological site of Tunanmarca on a hill 3912  m above sea level.

Geographical location

The district of Tunanmarca is located in the Andean highlands in the middle of the province of Jauja. The Río Mantaro flows 5 km further south in an easterly direction.

The district of Tunanmarca borders in the extreme southwest on the district Janjaillo , in the west on the district Pomacancha , in the east on the district Acolla and in the south on the district Marco .

Individual evidence

  1. PERU: Region Ica: Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

Web links

Commons : Tunanmarca District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files