Santa Ana de Tusi district
| Santa Ana de Tusi district | |
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 The district of Santa Ana de Tusi (shown in light pink) is located in the extreme east of the province of Daniel Alcides Carrión |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Pasco |
| province | Daniel Alcides Carrión |
| Seat | Santa Ana de Tusi |
| surface | 285 km² |
| Residents | 22,634 (2017) |
| density | 79 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | January 12, 1956 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PAS |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Cayo Condezo Meza (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Partido Democrático Somos Perú |
Coordinates: 10 ° 28 ′ S , 76 ° 21 ′ W
The district of Santa Ana de Tusi is located in the province of Daniel Alcides Carrión in the Pasco region in central Peru . The district was established on January 12, 1956. It has an area of 285 km². The 2017 census counted 22,634 residents. In 1993 the population was 8,208, in 2007 it was 17,204. <The district administration is located in the 3445 m high town of Santa Ana de Tusi with 2704 inhabitants (as of 2017). Santa Ana de Tusi is located 18 km east of the provincial capital Yanahuanca .
Geographical location
The district of Santa Ana de Tusi is located in the Andean highlands in the far east of the province of Daniel Alcides Carrión. It has a longitudinal extent in north-south direction of almost 32 km and a maximum width of about 15 km. The Río Pampania, a tributary of the Río Chaupihuaranga, crosses the central part of the district in a northerly direction. The south of the district is drained to the northeast via the Río Tingo. In the southern part of the district there are several mountain lakes: Laguna Canteria, Laguna Piticocha, Laguna Estanco and Alcacocha (also Alqaqucha).
The Santa Ana de Tusi district is bordered by the Chacayán and Goyllarisquizga districts to the west, the San Francisco district ( Ambo province ) to the northeast, the Pallanchacra and San Francisco de Asís de Yarusyacán districts to the east, and the Simón Bolívar district to the south ( the last three in the province of Pasco ).
Locations in the district
In addition to the main town of Santa Ana de Tusi, there are the following larger towns in the district:
- Antapirca (1252 inhabitants)
- Chichuraquina (396 inhabitants)
- Cuyaghuain (621 inhabitants)
- Huayo (373 inhabitants)
- Juclacancha (496 inhabitants)
- Machin (470 inhabitants)
- Pampania (887 inhabitants)
- Pocopampa (417 inhabitants)
- Popogay (328 inhabitants)
- Santa Ana de Ragan (1012 inhabitants)
- Santa Rosa de Chora (317 inhabitants)
- Santa Rosa de Chora Baja (351 inhabitants)
- Tactayoc (422 inhabitants)
- Tingopampa (512 inhabitants)