Puyca district

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Puyca district
The Puyca district is located in the northeast of the La Unión province (marked in red)
The Puyca district is located in the northeast of the La Unión province (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Arequipa
province La UniónTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Puyca
surface 1504 km²
Residents 2528 (2017)
density 1.7 inhabitants per km²
founding October 13, 1891
ISO 3166-2 PE-ARE
politics
Alcalde District Denis Javier Quispe Aymara
(2019-2022)

Coordinates: 15 ° 4 ′  S , 72 ° 41 ′  W

The Puyca district is located in the La Unión Province in the Arequipa region in southwestern Peru . The district was founded on October 13, 1891. It has an area of ​​1504 km². The 2017 census counted 2528 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 2915, in 2007 2886. The district administration is located in the 3658  m high village of Puyca with 816 inhabitants (as of 2017). Puyca is located 27 km northeast of the provincial capital Cotahuasi .

Geographical location

The Puyca district is located in the northeast of the La Unión province. The upper reaches of the Río Cotahuasi flows along the western district boundary in a south-south-west direction. In the extreme southeast rises the 5498  m high extinct volcano Firura . The Cordillera Huanzo with the continental divide runs along the northern district boundary .

The Puyca district borders in the east on the Cayarani district ( Condesuyos province ), in the south on the Salamanca district (also in the Condesuyos province), in the southeast on the Alca district , in the west on the Huaynacotas district , in the north on the Oropesa district ( Antabamba province ) and in the northeast to the Santo Tomás district ( Chumbivilcas province ).

Localities

In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:

  • Chincahyllapa
  • Churca
  • Cuspa
  • Huactapa
  • Maghuancca
  • Ocoruro
  • Pettecc
  • Sayroso
  • Suni

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