Lucanas District
Lucanas District | |
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![]() The district of Lucanas is north-central in the province of Lucanas (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Ayacucho |
province | Lucanas |
Seat | Lucanas |
surface | 1212 km² |
Residents | 2897 (2017) |
density | 2.4 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-AYA |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Aníbal Poma Sarmiento (2019-2022) |
Political party | Desarrollo integral Ayacucho |
Coordinates: 14 ° 37 ′ S , 74 ° 14 ′ W
The Lucanas District is located in the Lucanas Province in the Ayacucho region in south-central Peru . The district emerged in the founding years of the Republic of Peru. It has an area of 1212 km². The 2017 census counted 2897 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 2815, in 2007 it was 3777. The seat of the district administration is the 3375 m high village of Lucanas with 1352 inhabitants (as of 2017). Lucanas is 14 km west-northwest of the provincial capital Puquio .
Geographical location
The Lucanas district is located in the Andean highlands north-central in the Lucanas province. The continental divide runs through the northwest of the district. The area north of it is drained via the Río Sondondo . Most of the district is drained southwards via the Río Acarí towards the Pacific Ocean .
The Lucanas district is bordered to the south by the district of San Cristóbal , in the extreme southwest of the district of Santa Lucia , in the west on the districts of Leoncio Prado , Otoca and San Pedro de Palco , to the north by the district Aucara and on the east by the districts Cabana , Carmen Salcedo , Puquio and San Juan .
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- Ccontacc
- Santiago de Vado
Web links
- Peru: Ayacucho region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú