Pancán | |
Native Name: | Pankan |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Junín |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Jauja |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | January 26, 1956 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Pancán |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Zoilo Diogenes Bullon Mejico |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 10.89 |
Elevation M: | 3400 |
Population Total: | 1647 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 120424 |
Pancán District is one of thirty-four districts of the province Jauja in Peru.[1]
On the side of a hill in the south-west corder of the district lies the small site Pueblo Viejo. Initially occupied at the beginning of the Late Intermediate Period during the rule of the Huarpas.[2] Now somewhat overgrown and unmaintained, walls of some buildings remain.
To the south west of the district is an area of dramatic valley erosion, the Cañoncitos de Pichiluli.