Moya district
Moya district | |
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The district of Moya is located in the north of the province of Huancavelica (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Huancavelica |
province | Huancavelica |
Seat | Moya |
surface | 94.5 km² |
Residents | 1031 (2017) |
density | 11 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-HUV |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Marcelino Rojas Curiñaupua (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 12 ° 25 ′ S , 75 ° 9 ′ W
The Moya district is located in the Huancavelica Province in the Huancavelica region in southwest central Peru . The district has an area of 94.5 km². The 2017 census counted 1031 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1852, in 2007 it was 2272. The seat of the district administration is the 3896 m high village of Moya with 385 inhabitants (as of 2017). Moya is located 45 km north-northwest of the provincial and regional capital Huancavelica .
Geographical location
The Moya district is located in the arid Andean highlands in the north of the Huancavelica province. The Río Vilca flows along the western district boundary in a north-northeast direction and flows into the Río Mantaro in the far north of the district .
The Moya district borders on the Manta district in the southwest, the Vilca and Huayllahuara districts in the west, the Colca district ( Huancayo province ) in the far northwest, the Pilchaca district in the northeast , the Cuenca and Conayca districts in the east and the southeast to the Laria district .
Web links
- Peru: Huancavelica region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú