San Pedro de Palco district
San Pedro de Palco district | |
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The district of San Pedro de Palco is located in the central northwest of the province of Lucanas (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Ayacucho |
province | Lucanas |
Seat | San Pedro de Palco |
surface | 520 km² |
Residents | 1001 (2017) |
density | 1.9 inhabitants per km² |
founding | July 8, 1964 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-AYA |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Wilber Barrientos Flores (2019-2022) |
Political party | Qatun Tarpuy |
Coordinates: 14 ° 25 ′ S , 74 ° 39 ′ W
The district of San Pedro de Palco is located in the province of Lucanas in the Ayacucho region in south-central Peru . The district was established on July 8, 1964. It has an area of 520 km². The 2017 census counted 1001 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1681, in 2007 it was 1552. The seat of the district administration is the 2702 m high village of San Pedro de Palco with 198 inhabitants (as of 2017). San Pedro de Palco is 65 km northwest of the provincial capital Puquio .
Geographical location
The district of San Pedro de Palco is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the central northwest of the Lucanas Province. The longitudinal extent in SW-NE direction is 38 km, the maximum width almost 22 km. The continental divide runs through the district. The northeast is drained to the north via the Río Urubamba, a right tributary of the Río Caracha . The southwest is drained by the Río Palco, a tributary of the Río Ingenio , to the southwest.
The district of San Pedro de Palco borders in the southwest with the district Otoca , in the southwest with the district Ocaña , in the northwest with the district Laramate , in the north with the district Sancos ( province Huanca Sancos ), in the northeast with the district Aucara and in the southeast the district of Lucanas .
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- Chalcas
- Ecnone
- Llaquepata
- Pacucha
- San Isidro de Totora (223 inhabitants)
- Santa Inés
- Taccraiso
- Tayacuho
- Totorapampa
- Trigal
Web links
- Peru: Ayacucho region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú