Canchayllo District

District in Junín, Peru

Canchayllo
District
A canyon in the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve in Canchayllo District
Country	Peru
Region	Junín
Province	Jauja
Founded	October 15, 1954
Capital	Canchayllo
Government
• Mayor	Raul Ricardo Zavala Rojas
Area
• Total	974.69 km² (376.33 sq mi)
Elevation	3,609 m (11,841 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	2,304
• Density	2.4/km² (6.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	120405

Canchayllo District is one of thirty-four districts of the Jauja Province in Peru.^[1] Its seat is Canchayllo.

Geography

The district lies in the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve. The Paryaqaqa mountain range traverses the district. The highest mountain of the district is Paryaqaqa (Tulluqutu) at 5,750 metres (18,865 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Ankapa Wachanan
Anta Qucha
Aqu Ranra
Challwa Qucha
Ch'uychu
Kima Rumi
Khuchi Pata
K'ulluq
Marayniyuq
Marka Wat'a
Mayu Kancha
Muntiruyuq
Muyu Pampa
Pampa Marka
Pawkara
Puywan
Qiwllaqucha
Qullqa Tampu
Qullqi P'ukru
Qura Kancha
Quriwasi
Qutu Puyku
Surawniyuq
Suyruqucha
Tuku Mach'ay
Tunshu
Ushpa Punta
Winchus
Wiraqucha
Wira Qullpa
Wiskas
Yana Urqu
Yuraq Kancha
Yuraqqucha

Some of the largest lakes of the province are Antaqucha, Asulqucha, Challwaqucha, Llaksaqucha, Mankhaqucha, Qarwaqucha, Ñawinqucha, Warmiqucha, Wich'iqucha and Yuraqqucha.^[2]

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ ^a ^b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region)