Tauca district

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Tauca district
The Tauca district is located in the south-west of the Pallasca province (marked in red)
The Tauca district is located in the south-west of the Pallasca province (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Ancash
province PallascaTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
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
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 .

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