Pichacani district
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 The Pichacani District is located in the central southwest of the Puno Province (marked in red) |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Puno | ||
| province | Puno | ||
| Seat | Laraqueri | ||
| surface | 1638 km² | ||
| Residents | 5889 (2017) | ||
| density | 3.6 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | May 2, 1854 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PUN | ||
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| Alcalde District | Pedro Erasmo Ramos Cutimbo (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 16 ° 9 ′ S , 70 ° 4 ′ W
The Pichacani district is located in the Puno Province in the Puno region in southern Peru . The district was founded on May 2, 1854. It has an area of 1638 km². The 2017 census counted 5889 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 6149, in 2007 it was 5608. The seat of the district administration is the 3975 m high town of Laraqueri with 2221 inhabitants (as of 2017). Laraqueri is located 35 km south-southwest of the regional and provincial capital Puno . The Cutimbo archaeological site is located 15 km north-northeast of Laraqueri .
Geographical location
The Pichacani district is located in the central southwest of the Puno Province. It lies entirely in the catchment area of Lake Titicaca . The southeast is drained over the Río Blanco to the Río Ilave . The watershed to the Pacific runs along the western district boundary .
The district of Pichacani borders in the southwest with the districts Carumas ( Mariscal Nieto province ), Chojata and Ichuña (the latter two in the province of General Sánchez Cerro ), in the northwest with the district San Antonio , in the north with the district Puno , in the extreme northeast the districts of Chucuito and Platería and in the southeast to the district of Acora .
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- Huarijuyo
- Pichacani (232 inhabitants)
Web links
- Peru: Region Puno (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú