Lares district
| Lares district | |
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 The Lares district is centrally located in the province of Calca (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Cusco |
| province | Calca |
| Seat | Lares |
| surface | 732 km² |
| Residents | 6571 (2017) |
| density | 9 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | June 21, 1825 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CUS |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Efraín Coronado Almanza (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Acción Popular |
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Coordinates: 13 ° 6 ′ S , 72 ° 3 ′ W
The Lares district is located in the Calca province in the Cusco region in south-central Peru . The district was established on June 21, 1825. It has an area of 732 km². In the 2017 census, 6571 inhabitants were counted. In 1993 the population was 7,483, in 2007 7,138. The district administration is located in the 3171 m high village of Lares with 907 inhabitants (as of 2017). Lares is located 26 km north-northwest of the provincial capital Calca .
Geographical location
The Lares district is located in the Andes in the center of the Calca province. The rivers Río Lares and Río Amparaes, the headwaters of the Río Yanatile , cross the district in a north-north-west and north-west direction.
The Lares district borders in the southeast on the Calca district , in the southwest on the Urubamba and Ollantaytambo districts (both in the Urubamba province ), in the west on the Ocobamba district ( La Convención province ), in the north on the Yanatile district and in the east on the Challabamba District ( Paucartambo Province ).
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- Amparaes (1023 inhabitants)
- Ccachin (650 inhabitants)
- Ccanccau (238 inhabitants)
- Choquecancha (571 inhabitants)
Web links
- Peru: Region Cusco (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú