Ragash District
| Ragash District | |
|---|---|
 Location of the district (marked light orange) in the province of Sihuas |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ancash |
| province | Sihuas |
| Seat | Ragash |
| surface | 209 km² |
| Residents | 2447 (2017) |
| density | 12 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | December 12, 1963 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ANC |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Abanto Chavarría Estrada (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 8 ° 32 ′ S , 77 ° 40 ′ W
The Ragash district is located in the Sihuas Province in the Ancash region in western Peru . The district was established on December 12, 1963. It has an area of 209 km². The 2017 census counted 2,447 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3099, in 2007 it was 2769. The district administration is located in the approximately 3500 m high village of Ragash with 371 inhabitants (as of 2017). Ragash is located 4.5 km northwest of the provincial capital Sihuas .
Geographical location
The Ragash District is located in the northwest of the Sihuas Province. The western district boundary runs along the continental divide . The area is drained to the east via the Río Actuy and Río Sihuas .
The Ragash district is bordered to the west by the district Cusca ( corongo province ), in the northwest on the district Conchucos ( province Pallasca ), in the northeast on the district Chingalpo , on the east by the district Huayllabamba and on the southeast by the districts Sihuas and Cashapampa .
Web links
- Peru: Region Ancash (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú