Chingas District

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Chingas District
The district of Chingas (marked in red) is located in the central east of the province of Antonio Raymondi
The district of Chingas (marked in red) is located in the central east of the province of Antonio Raymondi
Basic data
Country Peru
region Ancash
province Antonio RaymondiTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Chingas
surface 50.8 km²
Residents 1949 (2017)
density 38 inhabitants per km²
founding 2nd February 1956
ISO 3166-2 PE-ANC
politics
Alcalde District Emmer Daimler Torre Ostos
(2019-2022)
Political party Siempre Unidos
View of Chingas
View of Chingas

Coordinates: 9 ° 7 ′ 9 ″  S , 76 ° 59 ′ 30 ″  W.

The district of Chingas is located in the province of Antonio Raymondi in the Ancash region in western Peru . The district was established on February 2, 1956. It has an area of ​​50.8 km². In the 2017 census, 1949 inhabitants were counted. In 1993 the population was 2422, in 2007 it was 2074. The district administration is located in the 2854  m high village of Chingas with 900 inhabitants (as of 2017). Chingas is located just under 3.5 km southeast of the provincial capital Llamellín .

Geographical location

The Chingas district is located in the central east of the Antonio Raymondi province. The Río Puchca , left tributary of the Río Marañón , flows north along the eastern district boundary.

The Chingas district borders in the south on the Aczo and San Juan de Rontoy districts , in the west on the Mirgas district , in the north on the Llamellín district and in the east on the Páucar ( Daniel Alcides Carrión province ) and Uco ( Huari province ) districts.

Web links

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