Tauca district
Tauca district | |
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The Tauca district is located in the south-west of the Pallasca province (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Ancash |
province | Pallasca |
Seat | Tauca |
surface | 199 km² |
Residents | 2860 (2017) |
density | 14 inhabitants per km² |
founding | January 2, 1857 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-ANC |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Homero Lozano Romero (2019-2022) |
Political party | Movimiento Independiente Regional Río Santa Caudaloso |
View from the south-southwest of the provincial capital Cabana; the area in the foreground is in the Tauca district |
Coordinates: 8 ° 28 ′ S , 78 ° 2 ′ W
The Tauca district is located in the Pallasca Province in the Ancash region in western Peru . The district was founded on January 2, 1857. It has an area of 199 km². The 2017 census counted 2860 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3398, in 2007 it was 3238. The district administration is located in the 3367 m high village of Tauca with 1376 inhabitants (as of 2017). Tauca is 9 km south-southwest of the provincial capital Cabana . In addition to the main town, there is the larger town of Hualalay with 202 inhabitants.
Geographical location
The Tauca district is located in the south-west of the Pallasca province. The Río Tablachaca flows south along the western district boundary .
The Tauca district borders in the west with the district Santiago de Chuco ( province Santiago de Chuco ), in the north with the district Bolognesi , in the northeast with the district Cabana , in the southeast with the district Corongo ( province Corongo ) and in the south with the districts Llapo and Santa Rosa .
Web links
- Peru: Region Ancash (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú