Yanahuanca District Explained

Yanahuanca
Official Name: 
Settlement Type:District
Native Name:Yanawanka
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Peru
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Pasco
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Daniel Alcides Carrión
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Juan Luis Chombo Heredia
(2019-2022)
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Yanahuanca
Area Total Km2:923.48
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:11333
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:PET
Utc Offset:-5
Pushpin Map:Peru
Coordinates:-10.4914°N -76.5136°W
Elevation M:3184
Geocode:190201

Yanahuanca District is one of eight districts of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province in the mountains of central Peru.[1]

Geography

The Rawra mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

See also

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 Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Huánuco Region)