Huancano District
| Huancano District | |
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 Location of the district in the province of Pisco |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ica |
| province | Pisco |
| Seat | Huancano |
| surface | 905.1 km² |
| Residents | 1379 (2017) |
| density | 1.5 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | October 13, 1900 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ICA |
| Website | munihuancano.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Deciderio Edgar Cavero Ñañez (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Movimiento Regional Obras por la Modernidad |
Coordinates: 13 ° 36 ′ S , 75 ° 37 ′ W
The Huancano District (alternative spelling: Huáncano District ) is located in the Pisco Province of the Ica region in southwest Peru . The district founded on October 13, 1900 has an area of 905.14 km². At the 2017 census, there were 1,379 residents in the district. In 1993 the population was 2041, in 2007 it was 1758. The district administration is located in the 1019 m high village of Huancano with 458 inhabitants (as of 2017). Huancano is just 65 km east-northeast of the provincial capital Pisco on the south bank of the Río Pisco river .
Geographical location
The Huancano District is located in the far northeast of the Pisco Province. It is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera . The river Río Pisco forms the district boundary in the northeast and later flows through the district in a west-southwest direction.
The Huancano district borders in the extreme south with the district San José de los Molinos ( province Ica ), in the southwest with the district Humay , in the northwest with the district El Carmen ( province Chincha ), in the north with the district Capillas ( province Castrovirreyna ), to the northeast to the districts of Mollepampa and Ticrapo (both also in the province of Castrovirreyna) and to the east to the districts of Quito-Arma and Huaytará (both in the province of Huaytará ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Region Ica - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved March 13, 2020.