Quishuar District

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Quishuar District
The Quishuar district is located in the east of Tayacaja Province (marked in red)
The Quishuar district is located in the east of Tayacaja Province (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Huancavelica
province TayacajaTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Quishuar
surface 32.9 km²
Residents 762 (2017)
density 23 inhabitants per km²
founding March 6, 1957
ISO 3166-2 PE-HUV
politics
Alcalde District Emiliano Carmen Bazán Ordóñez
(2019-2022)
Political party Movimiento Independiente Trabajando para Todos

Coordinates: 12 ° 14 ′ 37 ″  S , 74 ° 46 ′ 38 ″  W.

The Quishuar District is located in the Tayacaja Province in the Huancavelica region in southwest central Peru . The district was established on March 6, 1957. It has an area of ​​32.9 km². The 2017 census counted 762 residents. In 1993 the population was 956, in 2007 it was 942. The district administration is located in the 3130  m high village of Quishuar with 674 inhabitants (as of 2017). Quishuar is located 20 km northeast of the provincial capital Pampas .

Geographical location

The Quishuar district is located in the Peruvian Central Cordillera in the east of the Tayacaja Province. The district is located on the left bank of the Río Mantaro below the confluence of the Río Huanchuy.

The Quishuar district borders the Surcubamba , Andaymarca and Daniel Hernández districts in the south . In the west, north and east, the Quishuar district is enclosed by the Salcabamba district .

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