Acraquia District

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Acraquia District
The Acraquia district is located southwest-central in the Tayacaja Province (marked in red)
The Acraquia district is located southwest-central in the Tayacaja Province (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Huancavelica
province TayacajaTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Acraquia
surface 108 km²
Residents 3717 (2017)
density 34 inhabitants per km²
founding September 9, 1954
ISO 3166-2 PE-HUV
politics
Alcalde District Silvestre Antonio Flores
(2019-2022)

Coordinates: 12 ° 24 ′  S , 74 ° 54 ′  W

The Acraquia District is located in the Tayacaja Province in the Huancavelica region in southwest central Peru . The district was established on September 9, 1954. It has an area of ​​108 km². In the 2017 census, 3717 inhabitants were counted. In 1993 the population was 5248, in 2007 5203. The seat of the district administration is the 3287  m high village Acraquia with 948 inhabitants (as of 2017). Acraquia is located about 4 km west-southwest of the provincial capital Pampas .

Geographical location

The Acraquia district is located on the western edge of the Peruvian Central Cordillera, southwest-central in the Tayacaja Province. The area is drained via the Río Upamayu east to the Río Mantaro .

The Acraquia district is bordered to the west by the district Acostambo , in the northwest to the districts Pazos and Huaribamba and to the east and the south by the district Ahuaycha .

Localities

In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:

  • Centro Union
  • Dos de Mayo (267 inhabitants)
  • Huasapuquio
  • Pamuri (279 inhabitants)

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