Ranrahirca district

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Ranrahirca district
The Ranrahirca District (marked in green) is centrally located in the Yungay Province
The Ranrahirca District (marked in green) is centrally located in the Yungay Province
Basic data
Country Peru
region Ancash
province YungayTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Ranrahirca
surface 21.7 km²
Residents 2899 (2017)
density 134 inhabitants per km²
founding October 15, 1941
ISO 3166-2 PE-ANC
Website muniranrahirca.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Alcalde District Manrique Uldarico Villón Machco
(2019-2022)

Coordinates: 9 ° 10 ′ 23 ″  S , 77 ° 43 ′ 21 ″  W

The Ranrahirca district is located in the Yungay Province in the Ancash region in western Peru . The district founded on October 15, 1941 has an area of ​​21.7 km². The 2017 census counted 2899 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3103, in 2007 it was 2818. The administrative seat is the village Ranrahirca with 1077 inhabitants , located in the high valley of Callejón de Huaylas on the right bank of the Río Santa at an altitude of 2,475  m (as of 2017). Ranrahirca is located 4.5 km southeast of the provincial capital Yungay .

Geographical location

The Ranrahirca District is centrally located in the Yungay Province. It is located on the right bank of the Río Santa, which flows north-northwest. In the east the district extends to the western flank of the Cordillera Blanca with heights of up to 4000  m .

The district of Ranrahirca borders on the district of Matacoto in the southwest , on the district of Yungay in the north and on the district of Mancos in the south .

Localities

In addition to the main town of Ranrahirca, the district has the following villages:

  • Apachico (Anexo)
  • Arhuay (Anexo de caserío de Encayoc)
  • Cajapampa (Estancia)
  • Cochapampa (Caserío)
  • Encayoc (Caserío)
  • Independencia (Anexo)
  • La Florida (Anexo)
  • Llecllish (Anexo)
  • Monte Bello (Anexo)
  • Oculluqui Ruri (Anexo)
  • Ranrahirca Alto (Anexo)
  • Ranrapunta (Unid. Agropecuaria)
  • Soledad (Anexo)
  • Uchucoto (Anexo)

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