San Juan District (Lucanas)
| San Juan District | |
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 The district of San Juan is centrally located in the province of Lucanas (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ayacucho |
| province | Lucanas |
| Seat | San Juan |
| surface | 46.9 km² |
| Residents | 1023 (2017) |
| density | 22 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | August 29, 1921 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-AYA |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Juvenal Pariona Arangoitia (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Acción Popular |
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Coordinates: 14 ° 39 ′ 6 ″ S , 74 ° 11 ′ 57 ″ W.
The district of San Juan is located in the province of Lucanas in the Ayacucho region in south-central Peru . The district was established on August 29, 1921. It has an area of 46.9 km². The 2017 census counted 1023 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 685, in 2007 it was 1233. The seat of the district administration is the 3282 m high village of San Juan (also San Juan de Lucanas) with 508 inhabitants (as of 2017). San Juan is 9 km northwest of the provincial capital Puquio .
Geographical location
The district of San Juan is centrally located in the Andean highlands in the province of Lucanas. The Río San José, a right tributary of the Río Acarí , flows along the southwestern district boundary to the southeast.
The district of San Juan is bordered by the district of San Cristóbal to the south, by the district of Lucanas to the west and by the district of Puquio to the east .
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- San Juan de Utec (345 inhabitants)
Web links
- Peru: Ayacucho region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú