Cosme District
Cosme District | |
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The Cosme district is located in the far west of the Churcampa province (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Huancavelica |
province | Churcampa |
Seat | Santa Clara de Cosme |
surface | 106 km² |
Residents | 3084 (2017) |
density | 29 inhabitants per km² |
founding | June 7, 2010 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-HUV |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Héctor Ramón Breña Villafuerte (2019-2022) |
Political party | Movimiento Independiente de Campesinos y Profesionales |
Coordinates: 12 ° 34 ′ S , 74 ° 40 ′ W
The Cosme district is located in the Churcampa Province in the Huancavelica region in southwest central Peru . The district was formed on June 7, 2010 from parts of the Anco district. It has an area of 106 km². The 2017 census counted 3,084 inhabitants. The seat of the district administration is the 3465 m high village of Santa Clara de Cosme with 975 inhabitants. Santa Clara de Cosme is located 35 km west-northwest of the provincial capital Churcampa .
Geographical location
The Cosme district is located in the far west of the Churcampa province on the western edge of the Peruvian Central Cordillera . The Río Mantaro , which flows to the south-east, limits the district to the west and south-west.
The Anco district borders in the west on the Acoria district ( Huancavelica province ), in the northwest on the Quichuas district ( Tayacaja province ), in the northeast on the Chinchihuasi and Paucarbamba districts , in the east on the Anco district and in the southwest on the Andabamba district ( province Acobamba ).
Localities
In addition to the main town, there are the following larger towns in the district:
- Antacalla (261 inhabitants)
- Cotay (255 inhabitants)
- Pueblo Libre de Chilcapata (234 inhabitants)
- Santa Rosa de Llacua (258 inhabitants)
Web links
- Peru: Huancavelica region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú