Vicco district
| Vicco district | |
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 The Vicco district is located in the south of the Pasco province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Pasco |
| province | Pasco |
| Seat | Vicco |
| surface | 171 km² |
| Residents | 3561 (2017) |
| density | 21 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | March 17, 1958 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PAS |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Zenón Espinoza Panez (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Partido Democrático Somos Perú |
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Coordinates: 10 ° 50 ′ S , 76 ° 14 ′ W
The Vicco district is located in the Pasco province in the Pasco region in central Peru . The district was founded on March 17, 1958 and has an area of 171 km². The 2017 census counted 3561 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3293, in 2007 it was 2730. The district administration is located in the 4114 m high village of Vicco with 1500 inhabitants (as of 2017). Vicco is located about 17 km south of the provincial and regional capital Cerro de Pasco .
Geographical location
The Vicco district is located on the western edge of the Peruvian Central Cordillera in the south of the Pasco province. The Río San Juan, a right tributary of the Río Mantaro , flows south along the western district boundary. In the south, the district extends to the north shore of Lake Junín .
The Vicco district is bordered to the south by the district Ondores ( province of Junín ), the west by the district Huayllay , in the northwest on the district Simon Bolivar , to the north by the district Tinyahuarco and the east by the district Ninacaca .