San Miguel District (La Mar)
| San Miguel District | |
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 The district of San Miguel is in the central west of the province of La Mar (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ayacucho |
| province | La Mar |
| Seat | San Miguel |
| surface | 451 km² |
| Residents | 11,168 (2017) |
| density | 25 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | March 18, 1861 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-AYA |
| Website | www.munilamar.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | Wilder Manyavilca Silva (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Qatun Tarpuy |
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Coordinates: 13 ° 1 ′ S , 73 ° 59 ′ W
The district of San Miguel is located in the province of La Mar in the Ayacucho region in south-central Peru . The district was founded on March 18, 1861. It has an area of 451 km². The 2017 census counted 11,168 inhabitants. The seat of the provincial and district administration is the small town of San Miguel at 2661 m high with 3948 inhabitants (as of 2017). San Miguel is about 30 km northeast of the regional capital Ayacucho .
Geographical location
The district of San Miguel is located in the Peruvian Central Cordillera in the central west of the province of La Mar. The Río Torobamba drains the area to the southeast to the Río Pampas .
The district of San Miguel borders in the southwest on the districts Acocro , Acos Vinchos and Quinua (all three in the province Huamanga ), in the northwest on the district Tambo , in the east on the districts Samugari , Achihuay and Anco and in the southeast on the district Chilcas .
Localities
In addition to the main town, there are the following larger towns in the district:
- Cochas (242 inhabitants)
- Huayanay (223 inhabitants)
- Illaura (237 inhabitants)
- Llausa (275 inhabitants)
- Magnupampa (245 inhabitants)
- Ninabamba (549 inhabitants)
- Patibamba (330 inhabitants)
- Tranca (248 inhabitants)
Web links
- Municipalidad Provincial de La Mar - VRAEM
- Peru: Ayacucho region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú