Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province
| Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province | |||
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 Location of the province in the Ancash region |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Ancash | ||
| Seat | San Luis | ||
| surface | 624.3 km² | ||
| Residents | 17,717 (2017) | ||
| density | 28 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | October 20, 1988 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ANC | ||
| Website | munifitzcarrald.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde Provincial | Boris Tarazona Mayo (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 9 ° 6 ′ S , 77 ° 17 ′ W
The province of Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald is one of 20 provinces in the Ancash administrative region in Peru . The administrative seat of the province is San Luis . In 2017, 17,717 people lived in the 624.25 km² area. In 1993 the population was 21,026, in 2007 21,322. The province was named after the rubber baron Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald .
Geographical location
The province of Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald lies east of the Cordillera Blanca . It extends over the southern catchment area of the Río Yanamayo and extends in the east to the upper reaches of the Río Marañón . The province borders in the southeast with the province Antonio Raymondi , in the south with the province Huari , in the southwest with the province Asunción , in the west with the province Yungay and in the north with the province Mariscal Luzuriaga . To the east, across the Río Marañón, is the province of Huacaybamba , which belongs to the administrative region of Huánuco .
structure
The province of Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald consists of the following three districts ( distritos ). The district of San Luis is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| San Luis | San Luis |
| San Nicolás | San Nicolás |
| Yauya | Yauya |
Web links
- Municipalidad Provincial Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
- Peru: Region Ancash (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de