Huayllacayán District

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Huayllacayán District
The Huayllacayán district is located in the south-west of the Bolognesi province (marked in red)
The Huayllacayán district is located in the south-west of the Bolognesi province (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Ancash
province BolognesiTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Huayllacayán
surface 117 km²
Residents 1336 (2017)
density 11 inhabitants per km²
founding January 2, 1857
ISO 3166-2 PE-ANC
politics
Alcalde District Julio César Gamarra Concepción
(2019-2022)

Coordinates: 10 ° 15 ′  S , 77 ° 26 ′  W

The Huayllacayán district is located in the Bolognesi province in the Ancash region in western Peru . The district was founded on January 2, 1857. The district area is 117 km². The 2017 census counted 1336 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1575, in 2007 it was 1276. The district administration is located in the 3256  m high village of Huayllacayán with 354 inhabitants (as of 2017). Huayllacayán is located 32 km west-southwest of the provincial capital Chiquián .

Geographical location

The district of Huayllacayán is located in the west of the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the south-west of the Bolognesi province. The Río Purisima, left tributary of the Río Fortaleza , flows through the district in a predominantly western direction.

The district of Huayllacayán borders in the southwest with the district Colquioc , in the northwest with the district Antonio Raymondi , in the northeast with the district Cajacay , in the southeast with the district Ocros and in the south with the district Congas (the latter two districts belong to the province Ocros ).

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