Huanca-Huanca District

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Huanca-Huanca District
The district of Huanca-Huanca is north-central in the province of Angaraes (marked in red)
The district of Huanca-Huanca is north-central in the province of Angaraes (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Huancavelica
province AngaraesTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Huanca Huanca
surface 107 km²
Residents 1401 (2017)
density 13 inhabitants per km²
founding February 28, 1941
ISO 3166-2 PE-HUV
politics
Alcalde District Nerio Rua Oré
(2019-2022)
Political party Movimiento Regional Ayni

Coordinates: 12 ° 55 ′  S , 74 ° 37 ′  W

The Huanca-Huanca district is located in the Angaraes province in the Huancavelica region in south-western central Peru . The district was established on February 28, 1941. It has an area of ​​107 km². The 2017 census counted 1401 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1504, in 2007 it was 1643. The district administration is located in the 3567  m high village of Huanca Huanca with 954 inhabitants (as of 2017). Huanca Huanca is located about 15 km northeast of the provincial capital Lircay .

Geographical location

The district of Huanca-Huanca is located in the arid Andean highlands north-central in the province of Angaraes. The longitudinal extent in SSW-NNE direction is 19.5 km. The Río Urubamba borders the district in the extreme northeast.

The district Huanca-Huanca is bordered to the south and the southwest by the district Lircay , in the northwest on the district Huayllay Grande , on the north by the district Calla Marca , in the northeast on the district Acombamba ( province Acobamba ) and to the east by the district Congalla .

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