San Pedro de Chaulán district
| San Pedro de Chaulán district | |
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 Location of the district in the province of Húanuco |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Huánuco |
| province | Huánuco |
| Seat | Chaulan |
| surface | 275.1 km² |
| founding | May 16, 1936 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-HUC |
| Website | munisanpedrodechaulan.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcaldesa district | Edith Hermelinda Bonilla Sudario (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Partido Político Frente Amplio Por Justicia Vida y Libertad |
Coordinates: 10 ° 3 ′ S , 76 ° 29 ′ W
The district of San Pedro de Chaulán is located in the southwest of the Huánuco province in the Huánuco region in central Peru . The district was established on May 16, 1936. It has an area of 275.06 km². In 2017 the population was 2789. In 1993 it was 5404, in 2007 it was 6903. The population is predominantly of indigenous descent with Quechua as their mother tongue . The administrative seat of the district is the village of Chaulán at an altitude of 3552 m with 604 inhabitants (as of 2017). Chaulán is located almost 30 km west-southwest of the regional and provincial capital Huánuco .
Geographical location
The district of San Pedro de Chaulán is located on the western edge of the Peruvian Central Cordillera . The district is bordered to the west by the Margos district , to the northwest by the Yarumayo district , to the northeast by the Quisqui district , to the east by the districts of San Francisco de Cayrán and Pillco Marca and to the south by the districts of Cayna and Colpas (both in the province Ambo ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b PERU: Huánuco region - provinces and districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved February 21, 2020.