Mangas District
| Mangas District | |
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 The Mangas district is located in the south of the Bolognesi province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ancash |
| province | Bolognesi |
| Seat | Mangas |
| surface | 126 km² |
| Residents | 522 (2017) |
| density | 4.1 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ANC |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Jaime Orlando Llanos Estrada (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 10 ° 22 ′ S , 77 ° 6 ′ W
The Mangas district is located in the Bolognesi province in the Ancash region in western Peru . The district has an area of 126 km². The 2017 census counted 522 residents. In 1993 the population was 608, in 2007 it was 568. The district administration is located in the 3459 m high village of Mangas with 389 inhabitants (as of 2017). Mangas is located 25 km south-southeast of the provincial capital Chiquián .
Geographical location
The Mangas district is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the south of the Bolognesi province. The Río Pativilca flows south along the western district boundary .
The Mangas district borders in the west on the districts Carhuapampa , San Cristóbal de Rajan , Llipa , district Cajamarquilla (all in the province of Ocros ) and Abelardo Pardo Lezameta , in the north on the districts La Primavera and Pacllón and in the southeast on the district Copa ( province Cajatambo ).
Web links
- Peru: Region Ancash (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de