San Juan District (Sihuas)
San Juan District | |
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Location of the district (marked in light yellow) in the province of Sihuas |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Ancash |
province | Sihuas |
Seat | Chullin |
surface | 211 km² |
Residents | 6722 (2017) |
density | 32 inhabitants per km² |
founding | March 14, 1964 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-ANC |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Demetrio Adrián Buiza Picón (2019-2022) |
Political party | Movimiento Independiente Regional Río Santa Caudaloso |
Coordinates: 8 ° 39 ′ S , 77 ° 35 ′ W
The district of San Juan is located in the province of Sihuas in the Ancash region in western Peru . The district was established on March 14, 1964. It has an area of 211 km². The 2017 census counted 6,722 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 6351, in 2007 it was 6363. The district administration is located in the 2725 m high village of Chullín with 172 inhabitants (as of 2017). Chullín is 11.5 km south-southeast of the provincial capital Sihuas .
Geographical location
The San Juan District is located in the southwest of the Sihuas Province. The southwest and western district boundaries run along the continental divide . The area is drained to the east via the Río Rupac .
The district of San Juan borders in the southwest on the district Yuracmarca ( province Huaylas ), in the west on the district Cusca ( province Corongo ), in the north on the district Cashapampa , in the northeast on the districts Sihuas and Huayllabamba , in the east on the district Sicsibamba as well in the southeast to the Pomabamba District ( Pomabamba Province ).
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns (centros poblados):
- Andaymayo (216 inhabitants)
- Chinchobamba (480 inhabitants)
- Colpapampa (239 inhabitants)
Web links
- Peru: Region Ancash (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú