San Francisco de Sangayaico District

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San Francisco de Sangayaico District
The district of San Francisco de Sangayaico is located southwest-central in the province of Huaytará (marked in red)
The district of San Francisco de Sangayaico is located southwest-central in the province of Huaytará (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Huancavelica
province HuaytaráTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat San Francisco de Sangayaico
surface 78.5 km²
Residents 955 (2017)
density 12 inhabitants per km²
founding January 26, 1956
ISO 3166-2 PE-HUV
politics
Alcalde District Javier German Buleje Sanchez
(2019-2022)

Coordinates: 13 ° 47 ′ 42 "  S , 75 ° 14 ′ 57"  W.

The district of San Francisco de Sangayaico is located in the province of Huaytará in the region of Huancavelica in south- central Peru . The district was established on January 26, 1956. It has an area of ​​78.5 km². The 2017 census counted 955 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1400, in 2007 it was 821. The seat of the district administration is the 3380  m high town of San Francisco de Sangayaico with 305 inhabitants (as of 2017). San Francisco de Sangayaico is located 24 km south-southeast of the provincial capital Huaytará .

Geographical location

The district of San Francisco de Sangayaico is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera, southwest-central in the province of Huaytará. It lies on the north bank of the west flowing Río Olaya, the left source river of the Río Ica .

The district of San Francisco de Sangayaico borders in the south with the district Santiago de Chocorvos and in the north with the district Santo Domingo de Capillas .

Localities

In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:

  • Santa Rosa de Acora

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