Huachón District Explained

Huachón
Native Name:Wachun
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Pasco
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Pasco
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:December 27, 1923
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Huachón
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Teodoro Urbano Duran Flores
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:471.68
Elevation M:3400
Population Total:5511
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:190102

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]

References

-10.6388°N -75.9493°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)