Pacapausa District

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Pacapausa District
The Pacapausa district is located in the central east of the Parinacochas Province (marked in red)
The Pacapausa district is located in the central east of the Parinacochas Province (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Ayacucho
province ParinacochasTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Pacapausa
surface 147 km²
Residents 670 (2017)
density 4.6 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 PE-AYA
politics
Alcalde District Miky Pablo Oscco Ccerhuayo
(2019-2022)
Political party Musuq ñan
In the foreground Upahuacho; in the background on the right the Pacapausa district
In the foreground Upahuacho; in the background on the right the Pacapausa district

Coordinates: 14 ° 57 ′  S , 73 ° 22 ′  W

The Pacapausa district is located in the Parinacochas 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 ​​147 km². The 2017 census counted 670 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 448, in 2007 it was 1607. The district administration is based in the 2852  m high village of Pacapausa with 333 inhabitants (as of 2017). Pacapausa is 45 km east of the provincial capital Coracora .

Geographical location

The Pacapausa district is located in the Cordillera Volcánica in the central east of the Parinacochas province. The Río Huanca Huanca, a tributary of the Río Marán , crosses the district in a south-southeast direction.

The Pacapausa district is bordered to the south by the District of San Francisco de Ravacayco , in the northwest on the district Upahuacho , in the northeast on the district Coronel Castañeda and the far east to the district Oyolo ( province Paucar del Sara Sara ).

Localities

In addition to the main town, there are the following larger towns in the district:

  • Ampi
  • Quillipampa

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