Salcahuasi District
Salcahuasi District | |
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The Salcahuasi district is located in the northeast of Tayacaja Province (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Huancavelica |
province | Tayacaja |
Seat | Salcahuasi |
surface | 116 km² |
Residents | 2835 (2017) |
density | 24 inhabitants per km² |
founding | June 18, 1987 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-HUV |
politics | |
Alcaldesa district | Eva Luz Ramón Llulluy (2019-2022) |
Political party | Movimiento Independiente de Campesinos y Profesionales |
Coordinates: 12 ° 6 ′ S , 74 ° 45 ′ W
The Salcahuasi district is located in the Tayacaja Province in the Huancavelica region in southwest central Peru . The district was established on June 18, 1987. It has an area of 116 km². The 2017 census counted 2835 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 4545, in 2007 it was 3821. The seat of the district administration is the 3150 m high village of Salcahuasi with 275 inhabitants (as of 2017). Salcahuasi is located 35 km north-northeast of the provincial capital Pampas .
Geographical location
The Salcahuasi district is located in the Peruvian Central Cordillera in the northeast of the Tayacaja Province. The district is located on the left bank of the north-flowing Río Mantaro . In the north, the district is bounded by the Río Pariahuanca.
The Salcahuasi district is bordered to the south and the west by the district Salcabamba , in the extreme northwest of the district of San Marcos de Rocchac , on the north by the district Pariahuanca ( province of Huancayo ) and to the east by the district Surcubamba .
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- Chuyapata
- Huaccayrumi (256 inhabitants)
- Huamanmarca
- La Loma
- Muchca
- Palmapampa
- San Antonio (200 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz de Pueblo Libre
- San Jose de Silva
- Urpay
Web links
- Peru: Huancavelica region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú