Huancarqui District
| Huancarqui District | |
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 The district of Huancarqui is located in the southeast of the province of Castilla (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Arequipa |
| province | Castilla |
| Seat | Huancarqui |
| surface | 797 km² |
| Residents | 1609 (2017) |
| density | 2 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ARE |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Flavio Antonio Martínez Martínez (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Movimiento Arequipa Renace |
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Coordinates: 16 ° 6 ′ S , 72 ° 28 ′ W
The district of Huancarqui is located in the province of Castilla in the Arequipa region in southwestern Peru . The district has an area of 797 km². The 2017 census counted 1609 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1602, in 2007 it was 1445. The district administration is located in the 610 m high village of Huancarqui with 1368 inhabitants (as of 2017). Huancarqui is 3 km southeast of the provincial capital Aplao .
Geographical location
The Huancarqui district extends over the plateau at the foot of the Cordillera Volcánica in the southeast of the province of Castilla. The Río Colca and the Río Majes flow south along the northern and western district boundaries. Irrigated agriculture is practiced along the banks of the Río Majes. Otherwise the area is desert-like.
The district of Huancarqui borders in the southwest with the district Uraca , in the west with the district Aplao , in the north with the district Uñón , in the east with the districts Huambo and Lluta and in the southeast with the district Majes (the last three districts mentioned belong to the province of Caylloma ).
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- Callejones
- Huatiapa
- La Laja
- Las Islas
- Pampa Blanca
- Santo Domingo
- Tomaca
Web links
- Peru: Arequipa region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú