Pancán District Explained

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]

Archaeological Sites

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.

Geology

To the south west of the district is an area of dramatic valley erosion, the Cañoncitos de Pichiluli.

References

-11.7468°N -75.4948°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. Pueblo Viejo Archaeological Center https://www.jaujamiperu.com/jaujamiperu.html. Retrieved Nov 1, 2020.