Tarucachi district
| Tarucachi district | |
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 Location of the district of Tarucachi (marked in red) in the province of Tarata and the region of Tacna |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Tacna |
| province | Tarata |
| Seat | Tarucachi |
| surface | 107 km² |
| Residents | 334 (2017) |
| density | 3.1 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | November 12, 1874 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-TAC |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Juan Velasquez Limache (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 17 ° 32 ′ S , 70 ° 2 ′ W
The Tarucachi district is located in the Tarata Province in the Tacna region in southwestern Peru . The district was founded on November 12, 1874. It has an area of 107 km². The 2017 census counted 334 residents. In 1993 the population was 455, in 2007 it was 434. The district administration is located in the 3050 m high town of Tarucachi with 314 inhabitants (as of 2017). Tarucachi is located 5.5 km south of the provincial capital Tarata .
Geographical location
The Tarucachi district is located in the Cordillera Volcánica in the central southeast of the Tarata Province. The Río Sayllana, left tributary of the Río Sama , flows along the southern district boundary to the west. In the far east rises the 5453 m high Nevado Coruña .
The Tarucachi district borders in the far west on the Héroes Albarracín district , in the north on the Tarata district , in the far east on the Palca district ( Tacna province ), in the south on the Estique district and in the south-west on the Estique Pampa district .
Web links
- Peru: Region Tacna (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de