Canchayllo | |
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: | October 15, 1954 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Canchayllo |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Raul Ricardo Zavala Rojas |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 974.69 |
Elevation M: | 3609 |
Population Total: | 2304 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 120405 |
Canchayllo District is one of thirty-four districts of the Jauja Province in Peru.[1] Its seat is Canchayllo.
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 5750m (18,870feet). Other mountains are listed below:
Some of the largest lakes of the province are Antaqucha, Asulqucha, Challwaqucha, Llaksaqucha, Mankhaqucha, Qarwaqucha, Ñawinqucha, Warmiqucha, Wich'iqucha and Yuraqqucha.