Yauya District

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Yauya District
The district of Yauya is located in the northwest of the province of Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald (marked in red)
The district of Yauya is located in the northwest of the province of Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Ancash
province Carlos Fermín FitzcarraldTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Yauya
surface 175 km²
Residents 4336 (2017)
density 25 inhabitants per km²
founding November 18, 1905
ISO 3166-2 PE-ANC
politics
Alcalde District Jesus Mateo Gomero Camones
(2019-2022)
Pedestrian suspension bridge over the Río Yanamayo
Pedestrian suspension bridge over the Río Yanamayo

Coordinates: 8 ° 59 ′  S , 77 ° 17 ′  W

The district of Yauya is located in the province of Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald in the Ancash region in western Peru . The district was founded on November 18, 1905. It has an area of ​​175 km². The 2017 census counted 4,336 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 5007, in 2007 it was 5288. The district administration is located in the 3250  m high village of Yauya with 549 inhabitants (as of 2017). Yauya is located 12 km north-northeast of the provincial capital San Luis .

Geographical location

The district of Yauya is located in the northwest of the province of Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald. The Río Yanamayo , left tributary of the Río Marañón , flows east along the north-western and northern district boundaries .

The district of Yauya borders in the southwest with the district San Luis , in the northwest with the district Llumpa ( province Mariscal Luzuriaga ), in the north with the districts Musga and Llama (both in the province Mariscal Luzuriaga) and in the east with the district San Nicolás .

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