Province of La Unión
| Province of La Unión | |
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 Location of the province in the Arequipa region |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Arequipa |
| Seat | Cotahuasi |
| surface | 4,746.4 km² |
| Residents | 12,827 (2017) |
| density | 2.7 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | May 4, 1835 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ARE |
| Website | munilaunion.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | Jorge Luis Velásquez Llerena (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 15 ° 8 ′ S , 72 ° 49 ′ W
The province of La Unión is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa region in southern Peru . The province has an area of 4746.4 km². At the 2017 census, 12,827 people lived in the province. In 1993 the population was 17,295, in 2007 15,662. The provincial administration is located in the small town of Cotahuasi .
Geographical location
The province of La Unión is located about 570 km southeast of the state capital Lima . It stretches across the Peruvian Western Cordillera and has a lengthwise extension in NE-SW direction of about 120 km. The Cordillera Huanzo mountain range runs along the northern provincial border . The river Río Cotahuasi , left headwaters of the Río Ocoña , crosses the area in a south-westerly direction.
The province of La Unión borders in the southwest on the province of Caravelí , in the west on the Ayacucho region , in the north on the Apurímac region , in the northeast on the Cusco region and in the southeast on the province of Condesuyos .
Administrative division
The province of La Unión is divided into 11 districts (distritos) . The district of Cotahuasi is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Alca | Alca |
| Charcana | Charcana |
| Cotahuasi | Cotahuasi |
| Huaynacotas | Taurism |
| Pampamarca | Mungui |
| Puyca | Puyca |
| Quechualla | Velinga |
| Sayla | Sayla |
| Tauría | Tauría |
| Tomepampa | Tomepampa |
| Toro | Toro |
Web links
- Peru: Arequipa region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú