Socos District

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Socos District
The Socos district is located in the central west of the Huamanga Province (marked in red)
The Socos district is located in the central west of the Huamanga Province (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Ayacucho
province HuamangaTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Socos
surface 82.1 km²
Residents 6328 (2017)
density 77 inhabitants per km²
founding June 14, 1968
ISO 3166-2 PE-AYA
politics
Alcalde District César Meneses Huayanay
(2019-2022)
Political party Desarrollo integral Ayacucho

Coordinates: 13 ° 12 ′ 54 ″  S , 74 ° 17 ′ 22 ″  W.

The Socos district is located in the Huamanga Province in the Ayacucho region in south-central Peru . The district was established on June 14, 1968. It has an area of ​​82.1 km². The 2017 census counted 6,328 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 6365, in 2007 it was 6903. The district administration is located in the 3400  m high town of Socos with 578 inhabitants (as of 2017). Socos is 9 km southwest of the provincial and regional capital Ayacucho (Huamanga).

Geographical location

The Socos district is located in the Andean highlands in the central west of the Huamanga province. It has a length in north-south direction of almost 29 km and a maximum width of 8.5 km. In the south, the district extends to the Río Matarayocc, a right tributary of the Río Cachi .

The Socos district is bordered to the west by the Vinchos , in the northwest of the district of San José de Ticllas , in the northeast on the district Ayacucho , on the east by the district Carmen Alto and on the southeast by the district Chiara .

Localities

In addition to the main town, there are the following larger towns in the district:

  • La Merced Loyanta (361 inhabitants)
  • Manzanayocc (277 inhabitants)
  • Maucallacta (404 inhabitants)
  • Paucho (209 inhabitants)
  • San Rafael (441 inhabitants)
  • Yanayacu (236 inhabitants)

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