Cascapara District

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Cascapara District
The Cascapara district (marked cobalt blue) is located in the southwest of the Yungay province
The Cascapara district (marked cobalt blue) is located in the southwest of the Yungay province
Basic data
Country Peru
region Ancash
province YungayTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Cascapara
surface 137 km²
Residents 1748 (2017)
density 13 inhabitants per km²
founding November 29, 1915
ISO 3166-2 PE-ANC
politics
Alcalde District Pablo Cesar Berillo Figueroa
(2019-2022)

Coordinates: 9 ° 14 ′  S , 77 ° 43 ′  W

The Cascapara district is located in the Yungay Province in the Ancash region in western Peru . The district founded on November 29, 1915 has an area of ​​137 km². The 2017 census counted 1748 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1744, in 2007 it was 2064. The administrative seat is the town of Cascapara at an altitude of 2725  m with 168 inhabitants (as of 2017). Cascapara is located 10 km south-southeast of the provincial capital Yungay .

Geographical location

The Cascapara District is located in the southwest of the Yungay Province. It stretches across the Cordillera Negra . The south-west of the district is crossed by the Río Putaca, the right source river of the Rìo Yaután , and drained to the south-west. The northeastern part of the district lies east of the watershed in the catchment area of the Río Santa .

The Cascapara district borders in the southwest with the districts Cochabamba and Yaután district , in the northwest with the district Quillo , in the north with the districts Pueblo Libre and Matacoto and in the east and south with the district Shupluy .

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