Leoncio Prado District (Lucanas)

Leoncio Prado district
The district of Leoncio Prado is located in the southwest of the province of Lucanas (marked in red)
Basic data
Country	Peru
region	Ayacucho
province	Lucanas
Seat	Tambo Quemado
surface	1111 km²
Residents	1182 (2017)
density	1.1 inhabitants per km²
founding	June 14, 1940
ISO 3166-2	PE-AYA
politics
Alcalde District	Billy Dusan Palomino Ayala (2019-2022)
Political party	Acción Popular

Coordinates: 14 ° 44 ′  S , 74 ° 40 ′  W

The Leoncio Prado district is located in the Lucanas Province in the Ayacucho region in south-central Peru . The district was established on June 14, 1940. The district was named after Leoncio Prado (1853-1883), a Peruvian military who fell in the Battle of Huamachuco.

The district has an area of ​​1111 km². The 2017 census counted 1182 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1823, in 2007 it was 1592. The district administration is located in the 2685  m high village of Tambo Quemado with 272 inhabitants (as of 2017). Tambo Quemado is about 60 km west of the provincial capital Puquio .

Geographical location

The Leoncio Prado district is located on the southwest flank of the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the southwest of the Lucanas province. The area is located in the catchment area of the Río Nazca . Its source rivers Río de Aja and Río Tambo Quemado cross the west and the central part of the district, while the Río Chiquimaran crosses the east.

The Leoncio Prado district is bordered to the west by the Vista Alegre , Nasca and El Ingenio districts (all three in the Nasca province ), to the north by the Otoca district , to the east by the Lucanas district and to the southeast by the Santa Lucía district .

Localities

In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:

• Chuquimaran
• Flor de Huallhua
• Nuevo Santiago
• Pirca
• Uchuymarca (261 inhabitants)
• Umamarca

Web links

• Peru: Ayacucho region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
• INEI Perú