Pararín district

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Pararín district
The district of Pararín is located in the extreme southwest of the province of Recuay (marked in red)
The district of Pararín is located in the extreme southwest of the province of Recuay (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Ancash
province RecuayTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Pararin
surface 259 km²
Residents 1603 (2017)
density 6.2 inhabitants per km²
founding July 25, 1857
ISO 3166-2 PE-ANC
politics
Alcalde District Roberto Melchor Requena García
(2019-2022)

Coordinates: 10 ° 3 ′  S , 77 ° 39 ′  W

The Pararín district is located in the Recuay Province in the Ancash region in southwestern Peru . The district was founded on July 25, 1857. It has an area of ​​259 km². The 2017 census counted 1603 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1048, in 2007 it was 1251. The administrative seat of the district is the 3383  m high village Pararín with 418 inhabitants (as of 2017). Pararín is 42 km southwest of the provincial capital Recuay .

Geographical location

The Pararín district is located in the extreme southwest of the Recuay province. It is located in the west of the Cordillera Negra . Along the northern district boundary, the Río Cotaparaco, a tributary of the Río Huarmey , flows to the west, along the southern district boundary, the Río Fortaleza flows to the southwest.

The district of Pararín borders in the west on the district Huarmey ( province Huarmey ), in the north on the district Cochapeti (also in the province Huarmey), in the extreme northeast on the districts Cotaparaco and Tapacocha , in the east on the district Llacllín and in the south on the Colquioc District ( Bolognesi Province ).

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