Upahuacho District
| Upahuacho District | |
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 The Upahuacho district is located in the central north of the Parinacochas province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ayacucho |
| province | Parinacochas |
| Seat | Upahuacho |
| surface | 577 km² |
| Residents | 1224 (2017) |
| density | 2.1 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | April 10, 1961 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-AYA |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Alfonso Desiderio Lavado Gutiérrez (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Qatun Tarpuy |
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Coordinates: 14 ° 54 ′ S , 73 ° 24 ′ W
The Upahuacho District is located in the Parinacochas Province in the Ayacucho region in south-central Peru . The district was established on April 10, 1961. It has an area of 577 km². The 2017 census counted 1224 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 788, in 2007 it was 1882. The district administration is located in Upahuacho, 3319 m high, with 179 inhabitants (as of 2017). Upahuacho is 43 km east-northeast of the provincial capital Coracora .
Geographical location
The Upahuacho district is located in the Cordillera Volcánica in the central north of the Parinacochas province. It is drained to the south via the Río Huanca Huanca, a tributary of the Río Marán .
The Upahuacho district is bordered to the west by the district Coracora , on the north by the district Cotaruse ( province Aymaraes ), to the east by the district Coronel Castañeda , in the southeast of the district Pacapausa and the south by the district Lampa ( province Paucar del Sara Sara ) .
Localities
In addition to the main town, there are the following larger towns in the district:
- Calpamayo
- Cochani (255 inhabitants)
- Racchi
- San Antonio de Llancama
Web links
- Peru: Ayacucho region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú