Huayo District
| Huayo District | |
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 The Huayo (pink) district is located in the west of the Pataz province |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | La Libertad |
| province | Pataz |
| Seat | Huayo |
| surface | 125 km² |
| Residents | 3779 (2017) |
| density | 30 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LAL |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Abrahan Anticona Cruzado (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Alianza para el Progreso |
Coordinates: 8 ° 0 ′ S , 77 ° 36 ′ W
The Huayo district is located in the Pataz province in the La Libertad region in western Peru . The district has an area of 125 km². The 2017 census counted 3779 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3630, in 2007 it was 4145. The district administration is located in the village of Huayo, which is about 2200 m high and has 358 inhabitants (as of 2017). Huayo is 44 km northwest of the provincial capital Tayabamba .
Geographical location
The Huayo district is located in the west of the Pataz province on the east bank of the Río Marañón, which flows north . Its tributary Quebrada Huaytapa limits the district in the northeast.
The Huayo district borders in the southwest on the Pampas district ( Pallasca province ), in the northwest on the Sitabamba district ( Santiago de Chuco province ) and Chugay ( Sánchez Carrión province ), in the northeast on the Parcoy district and in the south on the Chillia district .
Web links
- Peru: Region La Libertad (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú