Huachón District

District in Pasco, Peru
Huachón
Wachun
District
Huachón
Huachón
Country Peru
RegionPasco
ProvincePasco
FoundedDecember 27, 1923
CapitalHuachón
Government
 • MayorTeodoro Urbano Duran Flores
Area
 • Total471.68 km2 (182.12 sq mi)
Elevation
3,400 m (11,200 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total5,511
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO190102

Huachón District is one of thirteen districts of the Pasco Province in the Pasco Region of Peru.[1] Its seat is Huachón.

Geography

The Waqurunchu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

  • Añilqucha
  • Chuqimayu
  • Millpu
  • Ñat'iqucha
  • Ñawsanqa
  • Tampu Raqra
  • Tinyaqucha
  • Uskhu Raqra
  • Waqurunchu
  • Waraqu
  • Yana Chaka
  • Yana Chuku
  • Yanaqucha

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)


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