Yauca del Rosario district

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Yauca del Rosario district
The district of Yauca del Rosario is located in the north-east of the province of Ica (marked in red)
The district of Yauca del Rosario is located in the north-east of the province of Ica (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Ica
province IcaTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Pampahuasi
surface 1263 km²
Residents 1202 (2017)
density 1 inhabitant per km²
founding June 25, 1855
ISO 3166-2 PE-ICA
politics
Alcalde District Nilton Mario Peves Esquivel
(2019-2022)
Iglesia de la Virgen del Rosario de Yauca
Iglesia de la Virgen del Rosario de Yauca

Coordinates: 14 ° 6 ′  S , 75 ° 29 ′  W

The district of Yauca del Rosario is located in the province of Ica in the region of Ica in southwest Peru . The district was founded on June 25, 1855. It has an area of ​​1263 km². The 2017 census counted 1,202 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1331, in 2007 1117. The district administration is located in the 825  m high village of Pampahuasi . Pampahuasi is located 27 km east of the regional and provincial capital of Ica .

Almost 20 km east-southeast of Ica is the Iglesia de la Virgen del Rosario de Yauca ( ) church, built between 1947 and 1951 in the district .

Geographical location

The district of Yauca del Rosario is located in the north-east of the province of Ica. It extends over the foothills of the Peruvian Western Cordillera as well as the desert-like plain to the west.

The district of Yauca del Rosario borders in the south with the district Santiago , in the west with the districts Pachacutec , Pueblo Nuevo , Los Aquijes and La Tinguiña , in the northwest with the district San José de los Molinos , in the northeast with the districts Santiago de Chocorvos , San Isidro and Córdova (all three in the province of Huaytará ) and in the east to the district of Tibillo ( province of Palpa ).

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