Pampacolca district
Pampacolca district | |
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The district of Pampacolca is located in the far west of the province of Castilla (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Arequipa |
province | Castilla |
Seat | Pampacolca |
surface | 266 km² |
Residents | 2152 (2017) |
density | 8.1 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-ARE |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Paola Rocío Lazo Revilla (2019-2022) |
Political party | Arequipa Renace |
Coordinates: 15 ° 43 ′ S , 72 ° 34 ′ W
The district of Pampacolca is located in the province of Castilla in the Arequipa region in southwestern Peru . The district has an area of 266 km². The 2017 census counted 2152 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3940, in 2007 it was 3171. The district administration is located in the 2950 m high village of Pampacolca with 1513 inhabitants (as of 2017). Pampacolca is located about 40 km north-northwest of the provincial capital Aplao .
Geographical location
The Pampacolca district is located in the Cordillera Volcánica in the far west of the province of Castilla. In the far north rises the 6425 m high volcano Nevado Coropuna . The area is drained south to the Río Colca .
The Pampacolca district borders in the extreme south on the Iray district , in the west on the Chuquibamba district , in the northwest on the Andaray district , in the extreme north on the Salamanca district (all four above-mentioned districts belong to the Condesuyos province ), in the northeast on the district Viraco and in the southeast to the Tipán district .
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- Escaura
- Huancor
- Obraspampa
- Piscopampa
- Puca
- Quiscata
- Río Blanco
- Ruruca
- San Antonio
- Sihuarpo
- Tuhualqui
- Yato
Web links
- Peru: Arequipa region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú
- pampacolca.com