Canchayllo District

Canchayllo
District

A canyon in the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve in Canchayllo District
Country  Peru
Region Junín
Province Jauja
Founded October 15, 1954
Capital Canchayllo
Government
  Mayor Raul Ricardo Zavala Rojas
Area
  Total 974.69 km2 (376.33 sq mi)
Elevation 3,609 m (11,841 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,304
  Density 2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 120405

Canchayllo District is one of thirty-four districts of the Jauja Province in Peru.[1] Its seat is Canchayllo.

Geography

The district lies in the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve. The Paryaqaqa mountain range traverses the district. The highest mountain of the district is Paryaqaqa (Tulluqutu) at 5,750 metres (18,865 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Some of the largest lakes of the province are Antaqucha, Asulqucha, Challwaqucha, Llaksaqucha, Mankhaqucha, Qarwaqucha, Ñawinqucha, Warmiqucha, Wich'iqucha and Yuraqqucha.[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region)

Coordinates: 11°48′11″S 75°43′02″W / 11.8030°S 75.7171°W / -11.8030; -75.7171

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