Puerto Inca District
| Puerto Inca District | |
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 Location of the district in the province of Puerto Inca |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Huánuco |
| province | Puerto Inca |
| Seat | Puerto Inca |
| surface | 2328 km² |
| Residents | 9407 (2017) |
| density | 4 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | 2nd February 1956 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-HUC |
| Website | munipuertoinca.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | Hilter Rivera Bahoman (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 9 ° 23 ′ S , 74 ° 58 ′ W
The Puerto Inca district is located in the Puerto Inca province in the Huánuco region in central Peru . The district was established on February 2, 1956. The Puerto Inca district has an area of 2328 km². The 2017 census counted 9,407 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 10,856, in 2007 it was 8633. The administrative seat of the district is the provincial capital Puerto Inca with 2856 inhabitants located on the right bank of the Río Pachitea at an altitude of 220 m (as of 2017). The river Río Sungarayacu, coming from the west, flows into the Río Pachitea near Puerto Inca . A road bridge connects the city of Puerto Inca with the western bank of the river. From there a 7 km long connecting road leads to the small town of Puerto Sungaro (2136 inhabitants), which is on the national road 5N ( Alexander von Humboldt - Ciudad Constitución ).
Geographical location
The Puerto Inca district is centrally located in the Puerto Inca province. The district lies on the western edge of the Amazon basin . In the east rise the mountains of the Sira Mountains . The strongly meandering Río Pachitea flows through the district centrally in a northerly direction.
The Puerto Inca district borders on the Yuyapichis district in the south, the Codo del Pozuzo district in the southwest, the Irázola district ( Padre Abad province , Ucayali region ) in the northwest, the Tournavista district in the north and the Iparía district in the east ( Coronel Portillo Province, Ucayali Region).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b PERU: Huánuco region - provinces and districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved April 16, 2020.