Ranrahirca district
Ranrahirca district | |
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![]() The Ranrahirca District (marked in green) is centrally located in the Yungay Province |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Ancash |
province | Yungay |
Seat | Ranrahirca |
surface | 21.7 km² |
Residents | 2899 (2017) |
density | 134 inhabitants per km² |
founding | October 15, 1941 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-ANC |
Website | muniranrahirca.gob.pe (Spanish) |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Manrique Uldarico Villón Machco (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 9 ° 10 ′ 23 ″ S , 77 ° 43 ′ 21 ″ W
The Ranrahirca district is located in the Yungay Province in the Ancash region in western Peru . The district founded on October 15, 1941 has an area of 21.7 km². The 2017 census counted 2899 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3103, in 2007 it was 2818. The administrative seat is the village Ranrahirca with 1077 inhabitants , located in the high valley of Callejón de Huaylas on the right bank of the Río Santa at an altitude of 2,475 m (as of 2017). Ranrahirca is located 4.5 km southeast of the provincial capital Yungay .
Geographical location
The Ranrahirca District is centrally located in the Yungay Province. It is located on the right bank of the Río Santa, which flows north-northwest. In the east the district extends to the western flank of the Cordillera Blanca with heights of up to 4000 m .
The district of Ranrahirca borders on the district of Matacoto in the southwest , on the district of Yungay in the north and on the district of Mancos in the south .
Localities
In addition to the main town of Ranrahirca, the district has the following villages:
- Apachico (Anexo)
- Arhuay (Anexo de caserío de Encayoc)
- Cajapampa (Estancia)
- Cochapampa (Caserío)
- Encayoc (Caserío)
- Independencia (Anexo)
- La Florida (Anexo)
- Llecllish (Anexo)
- Monte Bello (Anexo)
- Oculluqui Ruri (Anexo)
- Ranrahirca Alto (Anexo)
- Ranrapunta (Unid. Agropecuaria)
- Soledad (Anexo)
- Uchucoto (Anexo)
Web links
- Municipalidad Distrital de Ranrahirca
- Peru: Region Ancash (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de