Morcolla District
Morcolla District | ||
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Location of the Morcolla district (marked in red) in the Sucre province |
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Basic data | ||
Country | Peru | |
region | Ayacucho | |
province | Sucre | |
Seat | Morcolla | |
surface | 289 km² | |
Residents | 1311 (2017) | |
density | 4.5 inhabitants per km² | |
founding | December 21, 1956 | |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-AYA | |
politics | ||
Alcalde District | Roly Cardenas Pomahuallca (2019-2022) |
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Political party | Musuq ñan |
Coordinates: 14 ° 7 ′ S , 73 ° 52 ′ W
The Morcolla district is located in the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in south-central Peru . The district was established on December 21, 1956. It has an area of 289 km². The 2017 census counted 1311 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 2052, in 2007 it was 1603. The district administration is located in the 3459 m high village of Morcolla with 521 inhabitants (as of 2017). Morcolla is located 11 km south-southwest of the provincial capital Querobamba .
Geographical location
The Morcolla district is located in the Andean highlands in the southwest of the Sucre province. The Río Sondondo flows north along the western district boundary and drains a large part of the area. The eastern part of the district is drained via the Río Huancani to the east to the Río Chicha . In the extreme southeast, the district extends to the mountain range of the 5,112 m high volcano Nevado Ccarhuarazo (alternative spellings: Ccarhuaraso, Carhuarazo).
The Morcolla district borders in the extreme southeast on the Chipao district ( Lucanas province ), in the south on the Huacaña district , in the west on the Apongo and Asquipata districts (both in the Víctor Fajardo province ), in the north on the Querobamba district and in the east the Soras district .
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- Huaco
- Yocha
- Pincocalla
- Tintay (439 inhabitants)
Web links
- Peru: Ayacucho region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú