Canchayllo
A canyon in the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve in Canchayllo District
A canyon in the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve in Canchayllo District
Country Peru
RegionJunín
ProvinceJauja
FoundedOctober 15, 1954
CapitalCanchayllo
Government
  MayorRaul Ricardo Zavala Rojas
Area
  Total974.69 km2 (376.33 sq mi)
Elevation
3,609 m (11,841 ft)
Population
  Total2,304
  Density2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO120405

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. (in 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)

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

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