Salamanca district

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Salamanca district
The Salamanca district is in the north of the Condesuyos Province (marked in red)
The Salamanca district is in the north of the Condesuyos Province (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Arequipa
province CondesuyosTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Salamanca
surface 1241 km²
Residents 517 (2017)
density 0.4 inhabitants per km²
founding January 2, 1857
ISO 3166-2 PE-ARE
politics
Alcalde District Fermín Hipólito Llerena Carpio
(2019-2022)
View from Laguna Pallarcocha to the northwest on the Solimana volcano; the area in between belongs to the Salamanca district
View from Laguna Pallarcocha to the northwest on the Solimana volcano; the area in between belongs to the Salamanca district

Coordinates: 15 ° 30 ′  S , 72 ° 50 ′  W

The Salamanca district is located in the Condesuyos Province in the Arequipa region in southwestern Peru . The district was founded on January 2, 1857. It has an area of ​​1241 km². The 2017 census counted 517 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1392, in 2007 it was 1060. The district administration is located in the town of Salamanca at an altitude of 3203  m with 291 inhabitants (as of 2017). Salamanca is 42 km north-northwest of the provincial capital Chuquibamba .

Geographical location

The Salamanca district is flanked in the southwest and in the central south by the two volcanoes Solimana ( 6093  m ) and Coropuna ( 6425  m ). The longitudinal extent in SW-NE direction is 54 km, the maximum width 39 km. The Río Arma, upper reaches of the Río Chichas, crosses the district in a west-southwest direction. The area is very arid and covered with desert vegetation.

The Salamanca district is bordered to the west by the districts of Andaray , Yanaquihua and Chichas , to the northwest by the districts of Toro and Cotahuasi (both in the province of La Unión ), to the north by the districts of Tomepampa , Alca and Puyca (all three in the province of La Unión ), in the northeast to the Cayarani district and in the southeast to the Andagua , Machaguay , Viraco and Pampacolca districts (all four in the province of Castilla ).

Localities

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

  • Ayanca
  • Palcuyo
  • Pucunchu
  • Tancani

as well as the caserío Huasca

Web links

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