Piscobamba district
| Piscobamba district | |
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 The district of Piscobamba is centrally located in the province of Mariscal Luzuriaga (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ancash |
| province | Mariscal Luzuriaga |
| Seat | Piscobamba |
| surface | 45.8 km² |
| Residents | 3179 (2017) |
| density | 69 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ANC |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | Roger Asencio Roca (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Somos Peru |
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Coordinates: 8 ° 51 ′ 52 ″ S , 77 ° 21 ′ 25 ″ W
The Piscobamba district is located in the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province in the Ancash region of western Peru . The district has an area of 45.8 km². The 2017 census counted 3179 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3543, in 2007 3600. The district administration is located in the provincial capital Piscobamba at an altitude of 3281 m with 1509 inhabitants (as of 2017).
Geographical location
The district of Piscobamba is located on the east bank of the southeast flowing Río Pomabamba, left tributary of the Río Yanamayo .
The Piscobamba district borders in the southwest on the Huayllán district ( Pomabamba province ), in the northwest on the Casca district , in the northeast on the Fidel Olivas Escudero district and in the southeast on the Musga district .
Web links
- Peru: Region Ancash (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de