Morococha_District
Morococha District
District in Junín, Peru
This article is about the district in the Yauli Province, Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Muruqucha (disambiguation).
Morococha District is one of ten districts of the province Yauli in Peru.[1]
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Morococha
Muruqucha | |
|---|---|
Waqraqucha (the largest lake on the left) as seen from Yuraqqucha | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Junín |
| Province | Yauli |
| Founded | December 21, 1907 |
| Capital | Nueva Morococha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcial Tolentino Salome Ponce |
| Area | |
| • Total | 265.67 km2 (102.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,550 m (14,930 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,681 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 120805 |
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Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
- Antikuna
- Challwaqucha
- Llama Pashillun
- Mit'u
- Miyu
- Puka Mach'ay
- Pukaqucha
- Puypuy
- P'uqush
- Quchayuq
- Shawaq
- Warmiqucha
- Wayna Kancha
- Yanasinqa
- Yawarqucha
- Yuraqqucha (Lima-Junín)
- Yuraqqucha (Yauli)
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
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