Apongo District
| Apongo District | |
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 The Apongo district is located in the southeast of the Víctor Fajardo province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ayacucho |
| province | Víctor Fajardo |
| Seat | Apongo |
| surface | 176 km² |
| Residents | 661 (2017) |
| density | 3.8 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | May 13, 1936 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-AYA |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Wilmer Cusi Chipana (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Qatun Tarpuy |
Coordinates: 14 ° 1 ′ S , 73 ° 56 ′ W
The Apongo district is located in the Víctor Fajardo Province in the Ayacucho region in south-central Peru . The district was established on May 13, 1936. It has an area of 176 km². The 2017 census counted 661 residents. In 1993 the population was 893, in 2007 1256. The seat of the district administration is the 3068 m high village of Apongo with 482 inhabitants (as of 2017). Apongo is 32 km south-southeast of the provincial capital Huancapi .
Geographical location
The Apongo district is located in the Andean highlands in the southeast of the Víctor Fajardo province. The Río Sondondo , the right tributary of the Río Pampas , flows north along the eastern district boundary and drains almost the entire area.
The Apongo district borders in the southwest and west with the Aucara district ( Lucanas province ), in the north with the Canaria district , and in the east and southeast with the Querobamba and Morcolla districts (both in the Sucre province ) and the Asquipata district .
Localities
In addition to the main town, there are the following larger towns in the district:
- Chalhuamayo
- Chillanjay
- Huayccohuasi
- Paire
Web links
- Peru: Ayacucho region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú