San Cristóbal de Raján District
| San Cristóbal de Raján District | |
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 Location of the district (marked in red) in the province of Ocros |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ancash |
| province | Ocros |
| Seat | Rajan |
| surface | 70.6 km² |
| Residents | 463 (2017) |
| density | 6.6 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | October 15, 1954 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ANC |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Amancio Higinio Vargas (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 10 ° 23 ′ 13 ″ S , 77 ° 13 ′ 10 ″ W
The district of San Cristóbal de Raján is located in the province of Ocros in the Ancash region in western Peru . The district was established on October 15, 1954. It has an area of 70.6 km². The 2017 census counted 463 residents. In 1993 the population was 466, in 2007 572. The district administration is located in the 3605 m high village of Raján with 351 inhabitants (as of 2017). Raján is located about 20 km east of the provincial capital Ocros .
Geographical location
The district of San Cristóbal de Raján is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the east of the province of Ocros. The south-flowing Río Pativilca forms the southeastern boundary of the district.
The district of San Cristóbal de Raján borders in the south with the district Carhuapampa , in the west with the district Acas , in the northwest with the districts Santiago de Chilcas and Ocros , in the northeast with the district Llipa and in the far southeast with the district Mangas ( province Bolognesi ) .
Web links
- Peru: Region Ancash (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de