Pichanaqui

Pichanaqui
Pichanaqui
Coordinates	10 ° 56 ′  S , 74 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 10 ° 56 ′  S , 74 ° 52 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Peru
region	Junín
province	Chanchamayo
District	Pichanaqui
height	510 m
Residents	20,689 (2017)
Website	munipichanaqui.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
mayor	Raúl Aliaga Sotomayor

Pichanaqui (also Bajo Pichanaqui ; alternative spelling: Pichanaki ) is a city in the province of Chanchamayo in the Junín region in central Peru . It is the administrative seat of the district of the same name . The city had a population of 20,689 at the 2017 census. Together with the neighboring suburb of Santa Rosa in the Perené district , Pichanaqui forms a metropolitan area with over 41,000 inhabitants (as of 2017).

Location

The city is located in the eastern foothills of the Peruvian Central Cordillera . It is located at an altitude of 510  m on the right bank of the Río Perené . The Río Pichanaqui flows into the Río Perené at Pichanaqui. The road from La Merced to Satipo runs through Pichanaqui .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} PERU: Junín Region - Provinces & Places . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

Web links

Commons : Pichanaqui  - collection of images, videos and audio files