Yuracyacu District

This article is about the district in the San Martín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yuraq Yaku.
Yuracyacu
Yuraq Yaku
District
Country Peru
RegionSan Martín
ProvinceRioja
FoundedDecember 9, 1935
CapitalYuracyacu
Government
 • MayorJuan Mesia Tello
Area
 • Total
13.74 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Elevation
824 m (2,703 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
4,702
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO220809

Yuracyacu (in hispanicized spelling, Yuraq Yaku in Quechua, yuraq white, yaku water, "white water") is one of nine districts of the province Rioja in Peru.[1]

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.

5°55′51″S 77°14′00″W / 5.9308°S 77.2334°W / -5.9308; -77.2334


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