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Conchucos District

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Conchucos
District
Conchucos District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Pallasca
FoundedDecember 16, 1918
Capital Conchucos
Government
 •  Mayor Teofilo Lorenzo Miranda Blas
Area
 • Total
585.24 km2 (225.96 sq mi)
Elevation
3,180 m (10,430 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
7,660
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 021503

Conchucos District is one of eleven districts of the Pallasca Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Anka Pata at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Some of the lakes in the district are Challwaqucha, Kinwaqucha, Llamaqucha, Paryaqucha and T'uruqucha.

Etymology

Conchucos means 'country of water' in Kulyi language (kon water, chucu country). [3] [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Pallasca Province (Ancash Region)
  3. ↑ Torero, Alfredo: Idioma de los Andes (2002)
  4. ↑ Palomino, Rodolfo (2004). "Las etimologías toponímicas del Inca Garcilaso". Revista Andina. 3 (38): 9. ISSN   0259-9600.

8°16′01″S77°51′00″W / 8.26694°S 77.85000°W / -8.26694; -77.85000


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