Masma District
| Masma District | |
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 The Masma District is centrally located in the Jauja Province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Junín |
| province | Yeah |
| Seat | Masma |
| surface | 14.5 km² |
| Residents | 1851 (2017) |
| density | 128 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | October 2, 1916 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-JUN |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Alejandro Ernesto Moreno De La Cruz (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 11 ° 47 ′ 8 ″ S , 75 ° 25 ′ 35 ″ W.
The Masma district is located in the Jauja Province in the Junín region in central western Peru . The district was established on October 2, 1916. It has an area of 14.5 km². At the 2017 census there were 1,851 residents in the district. In 1993 the population was 2413, in 2007 2229. The administrative center is the 3344 m high village of Masma with 718 inhabitants (as of 2017). Masma is located 8 km east-southeast of the provincial capital Jauja .
Geographical location
The Masma District is centrally located in the Jauja Province. It is located in the Andean highlands about 3 km east of the Río Mantaro, which flows to the southeast . The Río Masma, a tributary of the Río Yácuy, crosses the district initially in a westerly direction and later in a northerly direction.
The district of Masma borders in the southwest on the district Ataura , in the west on the district Huertas , in the north on the district Julcán and in the east and southeast on the district Huamalí .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Peru: Junín Region - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
