Ongoy District
Ongoy District | |
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Ongoy district is located in the central northeast of Chincheros Province (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Apurímac |
province | Chincheros |
Seat | Ongoy |
surface | 115 km² |
Residents | 2479 (2017) |
density | 22 inhabitants per km² |
founding | June 21, 1825 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-APU |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Jacinto Ricra Quispe (2019-2022) |
Political party | Alianza para el Progreso |
Coordinates: 13 ° 24 ′ S , 73 ° 40 ′ W
The Ongoy district is located in the Chincheros province in the Apurímac region in central Peru . The district was established on June 21, 1825. On December 20, 2015, parts of the district in the east and south-east were split off and have since formed the two newly founded districts of El Porvenir and Rocchacc .
The district area is 115 km². The 2017 census counted 2,479 inhabitants. The district administration is located in the village of Ongoy at an altitude of about 2768 m with 323 inhabitants (as of 2017). Ongoy is 14 km north-northeast of the provincial capital Chincheros .
Geographical location
The district of Ongoy is located in the Andean highlands in the central northeast of the province of Chincheros. The longitudinal extent in SW-NE direction is almost 20 km, the maximum width 10.5 km. In the northeast, the district extends almost to the right bank of the Río Pampas flowing to the southeast .
The district of Ongoy borders in the west and in the north with the district Huaccana , in the east with the district El Porvenir, in the southeast with the district Rocchacc and in the southwest with the districts Anco Huallo and Chincheros .
Web links
- Peru: Region Apurímac (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de