Pausa District
Pausa District | |
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The district of Pausa is located in the extreme south of the province of Páucar del Sara Sara (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Ayacucho |
province | Páucar del Sara Sara |
Seat | Break |
surface | 251 km² |
Residents | 3317 (2017) |
density | 13 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-AYA |
politics | |
Alcalde Provincial | Roy Elías Mamani Barriga (2019-2022) |
Political party | Musuq ñan |
Coordinates: 15 ° 17 ′ S , 73 ° 21 ′ W
The district of Oyolo is located in the province of Páucar del Sara Sara in the Ayacucho region in south-central Peru . The district has an area of 251 km². The 2017 census counted 3317 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3036, in 2007 it was 3050. The seat of the provincial and district administration is the 2524 m high small town Pausa with 2502 inhabitants (as of 2017). Pausa is located 254 km south-southeast of the regional capital Ayacucho .
Geographical location
The Pausa district is located in the Cordillera Volcánica in the extreme south of the Páucar del Sara Sara province. The 5505 m high Sarasara volcano (also Sara Sara) rises on the western border of the district . The Río Pararca flows through the north in an easterly direction. The district is bounded in the northeast and east by the Río Huanca Huanca and Río Marán .
The Pausa district is bordered to the west by the Puyusca district ( Parinacochas province ), to the northwest by the Sara Sara and Pararca districts , to the north by the Lampa district , to the northeast by the Colta and Corculla districts, and to the east by the Sayla and Tauría districts ( both in the province of La Unión ) and in the south to the district of Cahuacho ( province of Caravelí ).
Localities
In addition to the main town, there are the following larger towns in the district:
- Accopampa
- Casire
- Conchaca
- Huancara
- Maran
- Mirmaca Nuevo (263 inhabitants)
- Pichor
- Pirca
- Rauripa
- Toncio
Web links
- Peru: Ayacucho region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú