Palca District (Huancavelica)
Palca district | |
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The Palca district is centrally located in the Huancavelica province (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Huancavelica |
province | Huancavelica |
Seat | Palca |
surface | 80.9 km² |
Residents | 2094 (2017) |
density | 26 inhabitants per km² |
founding | June 8, 1959 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-HUV |
Website | munipalca-huancavelica.gob.pe (Spanish) |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Edwin Rojas Felipe (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 12 ° 39 ′ 25 ″ S , 74 ° 58 ′ 49 ″ W.
The Palca District is located in the Huancavelica Province in the Huancavelica region in southwest central Peru . The district was founded on June 8, 1959. It has an area of 80.9 km². The 2017 census counted 2094 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3806, in 2007 it was 3467. The district administration is seated in the 3527 m high village of Palca with 663 inhabitants (as of 2017). Palca is located 14.5 km north of the provincial and regional capital Huancavelica .
Geographical location
The Palca district is located in the arid Andean highlands in the center of the Huancavelica province. The longitudinal extent in SSW-NNE direction is 13.5 km, the maximum width is 9 km. The Río Pallca, a left tributary of the Río Ichu , crosses the district in a northeastern direction.
The Palca district is bordered to the south by the district Ascensión , in the west and the north by the district Huando , on the east by the district Acoria and in the extreme southeast of the district of Huancavelica .
Web links
- Municipalidad Distrital de Palca, Huancavelica
- Peru: Huancavelica region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú