Otoca district
| Otoca district | ||
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 The Otoca district is located in the southwest of the Lucanas Province (marked in red) |
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| Country | Peru | |
| region | Ayacucho | |
| province | Lucanas | |
| Seat | Otoca | |
| surface | 717 km² | |
| Residents | 2041 (2017) | |
| density | 2.8 inhabitants per km² | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-AYA | |
| politics | ||
| Alcalde District | Julio Américo Martínez Cabezudo (2019-2022) |
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| Political party | Movimiento Independiente Innovación Regional | |
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Coordinates: 14 ° 29 ′ S , 74 ° 41 ′ W
The Otoca district is located in the Lucanas Province in the Ayacucho region in south-central Peru . The district emerged in the founding years of the Republic of Peru. It has an area of 717 km². The 2017 census counted 2041 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 2619, in 2007 3013. The seat of the district administration is the 1800 m high village of Otoca with 547 inhabitants (as of 2017). Otoca is located 65 km west-northwest of the provincial capital Puquio .
Geographical location
The Otoca district is located on the southwest flank of the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the southwest of the Lucanas Province. The longitudinal extent in the WSW-ONE direction is almost 55 km, the maximum width at 17 km. The Río Ingenio , a left tributary of the Río Grande , crosses the district in a south-westerly direction.
The Otoca district borders in the southwest on the El Ingenio district ( Nasca province ), in the northwest on the Ocaña district , in the north on the San Pedro de Palco district , in the east on the Lucanas district and in the south on the Leoncio Prado district .
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- Chavincha
- Concepción
- San Valentin de Casone
- Uruiza
Web links
- Peru: Ayacucho region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú