Fidel Olivas Escudero District
Fidel Olivas Escudero District | |
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The district of Fidel Olivas Escudero is located in the northeast of the province of Mariscal Luzuriaga (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Ancash |
province | Mariscal Luzuriaga |
Seat | Sanachgan |
surface | 214 km² |
Residents | 2030 (2017) |
density | 9.5 inhabitants per km² |
founding | May 5th 1960 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-ANC |
politics | |
Alcalde District | David Chávez Matos (2019-2022) |
Political party | Movimiento regional El Maicito |
Coordinates: 8 ° 48 ′ S , 77 ° 17 ′ W
The district of Fidel Olivas Escudero is located in the province of Mariscal Luzuriaga in the Ancash region in western Peru . The district was established on May 5, 1960. The district was named after Fidel Olivas Escudero (1850-1935), a Peruvian bishop and writer.
The district has an area of 214 km². The 2017 census counted 2030 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 2,471, in 2007 2309. The district administration is located in the 2650 m high village of Sanachgan with 175 inhabitants (as of 2017). Sanachgan is 11 km northeast of the provincial capital Piscobamba .
Geographical location
The district of Fidel Olivas Escudero is located in the northeast of the province of Mariscal Luzuriaga on the west bank of the north-flowing Río Marañón .
The district of Fidel Olivas Escudero borders in the south with the districts Eleazar Guzmán Barrón , Musga , Piscobamba and Casca , in the extreme west with the district Pomabamba ( province Pomabamba ), in the north with the district Quinuabamba (province Pomabamba), in the northeast with the districts Huacrachuco and San Buenaventura (both in the province of Marañón ) and in the extreme southeast to the district of Canchabamba ( province of Huacaybamba ).
Web links
- Peru: Region Ancash (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de