Cocas District
| Cocas District | |
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 The Cocas district is located south-central in the province of Castrovirreyna (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Huancavelica |
| province | Castrovirreyna |
| Seat | Cocas |
| surface | 81 km² |
| Residents | 751 (2017) |
| density | 9.3 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | January 18, 1926 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-HUV |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Miguel Angel Saavedra Valdez (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 13 ° 16 ′ 34 ″ S , 75 ° 22 ′ 22 ″ W
The Cocas district is located in the Castrovirreyna province in the Huancavelica region in south-west central Peru . The district was established on January 18, 1926. It has an area of 81 km². The 2017 census counted 751 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 972, in 2007 it was 948. The seat of the district administration is the 3246 m high village of Cocas with 153 inhabitants. Cocas is located 6 km west of the provincial capital Castrovirreyna .
Geographical location
The Cocas district is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the south-central part of the Castrovirreyna province. The district is located on the east bank of the south-flowing Río Chiris, the right source river of the Río Pisco .
The Cocas district is bordered on the southwest by the district Ticrapo , the west by the district Mollepampa and to the north and the east by the district Castrovirreyna .
Web links
- Peru: Huancavelica region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú