Sapallanga district
| Sapallanga district | |
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 Location of the district in Huancayo Province |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Junín |
| province | Huancayo |
| Seat | Sapallanga |
| surface | 119 km² |
| Residents | 21,096 (2017) |
| density | 177 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | January 2, 1857 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-JUN |
| Website | munisapallanga.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Ruben Roland Remuzgo Paitan (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 12 ° 8 ′ S , 75 ° 10 ′ W
The Sapallanga District is located in the Huancayo Province of the Junín Region in central western Peru . The district was established on December 13, 1941. It has an area of 119.02 km². At the 2017 census, there were 21,096 residents in the district. In 1993 the population was 12,907, in 2007 13,087. The administrative center is the eponymous town of Sapallanga at an altitude of 3295 m with 10,825 inhabitants (as of 2017).
Geographical location
The Sapallanga district is located in the extreme south of the metropolitan area of the provincial and regional capital Huancayo on the western edge of the Peruvian Central Cordillera . Sapallanga is 10 km south-southeast of the city center of Huancayo. The district has a lengthwise extension in SW-NE direction of 18 km and a width of about 8.5 km. In the northwest, the Sapallanga district is bordered by the Huayucachi , Huancán and Chilca districts , in the north by the Huancayo district , in the east by the San Marcos de Rocchac district ( Tayacaja province ), in the southeast by the Pucará district and in the southwest by the Huacrapuquio and districts Viques .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Peru: Junín Region - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved March 4, 2020.