Luya Province Explained

Luya Province
Subdivision Name:	Peru
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Type:	Country
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Total:	44436
Population As Of:	2017
Area Total Km2:	3237
Seat Type:	Capital
Settlement Type:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Amazonas

Luya Province is located in the south and west part of the Department of Amazonas in Peru.

Its principal rivers are:

• Marañon that flows from south to northwest and forms its extensive west limit with the department of Cajamarca
• Utcubamba, which runs from south to north-east and forms its east boundary with the provinces of Chachapoyas and Bongará
• Magunchal, which is born in the heights of the district of Colcamar, runs from south to north and ends into the Utcubamba, forming its most extensive and rich agricultural zone.

The province was created by law of February 5, 1861, has 23 districts and its capital is Lamud.^[1]

Political division

Luya is divided into twenty-three districts, which are:

DISTRICT	MAYOR
	Ubil Roberto De La Cruz Dávila
	José Tomás Ocampo Pérez
	Riber Juanito Tuesta Bardales
	Pedro Cachay Huamán
	Samuel Rodríguez Briceño
	Grimaldo Vásquez Tan
	Lliner Alfonso Tuesta Serván
	Homero Mendoza Reyna
	Pedro Quiroz Santillán
	Candelario Vela Chuquizuta
	Ramón Salazar Alvis
	Carlos Cubas Meléndez
	Gilmer Mendoza Reyna
	Juan Tuesta López
	Segundo Remigio Robledo Jiménez
	Juan Poquioma Valqui
	Daniel Vargas Vergaray
	Pablo Castañeda Gallac
	Segundo Silberto Bazán Agirre
	Exaltación Guelac De La Cruz
	Hitler Vigo Chauca
	Juan Francisco Castillo Tocto
	Wilder Rojas Llanos

See also

• Kuntur Puna

Notes and References

1. Book: Trade Promotion Series . 1925 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 520 . en.