Carapo district
| Carapo district | |
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 The Carapo district is located in the northeast of the Huanca Sancos province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ayacucho |
| province | Huanca Sancos |
| Seat | Carapo |
| surface | 197 km² |
| Residents | 1916 (2017) |
| density | 9.7 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | January 2, 1857 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-AYA |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Narciso Tupia Aroni (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Desarrollo integral Ayacucho |
Coordinates: 13 ° 50 ′ S , 74 ° 19 ′ W
The Carapo district is located in the Huanca Sancos Province in the Ayacucho region in south- central Peru . The district was founded on January 2, 1857. It has an area of 197 km². The 2017 census counted 1916 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 2624, in 2007 it was 2609. The seat of the district administration is the 3230 m high village Carapo with 435 inhabitants (as of 2017). Carapo is located 9.5 km northeast of the provincial capital Huanca Sancos .
Geographical location
The Carapo district is located in the Andean highlands in the northeast of the Huanca Sancos province. The area is drained to the north towards the Río Pampas .
The Carapo district is bordered to the east and southeast by the Sacsamarca district , to the southwest by the Sancos and Santiago de Lucanamarca districts , to the north by the Sarhua and Huamanquiquia districts (both in the Víctor Fajardo province ) and to the northeast by the Huancaraylla district ( also in the province of Víctor Fajardo).
Localities
In addition to the main town, there are the following larger towns in the district:
- Porta Cruz (537 inhabitants)
- San Miguel de Manchiri (479 inhabitants)
- Taulli (208 inhabitants)
Web links
- Peru: Ayacucho region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú