Haquira district
| Haquira district | |
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 The Haquira district is located in the southeast of the Cotabambas province |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Apurímac |
| province | Cotabambas |
| Seat | Haquira |
| surface | 484 km² |
| Residents | 9430 (2017) |
| density | 19 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | January 2, 1857 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-APU |
| Website | munihaquira.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Gonzalo Paz Velázquez Collque (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Juntos por el Perú |
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Coordinates: 14 ° 13 ′ S , 72 ° 11 ′ W
The Haquira district is located in the Cotabambas Province in the Apurímac region in south-central Peru . The district was founded on January 2, 1857. It has an area of 484 km². The 2017 census counted 9,430 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 9,784, in 2007 10,437. Seat of the district administration is 3671 m Town highly preferred Haquira with 3418 inhabitants (2017). Haquira is located 30 km south of the provincial capital Tambobamba .
Geographical location
The Haquira district is located in the Andean highlands in the southeast of the Cotabambas province. The Río Santo Tomás , left tributary of the Río Apurímac , flows north along the eastern district boundary. The Río Cocha, its tributary, crosses the district area in an east-northeast direction and drains the area.
The Haquira district borders in the southwest with the Oropesa district ( Antabamba province ), in the northwest with the districts Challhuahuacho and Mara , in the east with the district Colquemarca , in the southeast with the district Quiñota and in the extreme south with the district Llusco (the last three in of the province of Chumbivilcas ).
Localities
In addition to the main town of Haquira, there are the following larger towns in the district:
- Ccocha (300 inhabitants)
- Huancascca (558 inhabitants)
- Mocabamba (205 inhabitants)
- Patan (694 inhabitants)
- San Juan de Llachua (463 inhabitants)
- Umuyto (367 inhabitants)
Web links
- Municipalidad Distrital de Haquira
- Peru: Region Apurímac (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de