Pancán District

Coordinates: 11°44′48″S 75°29′41″W / 11.7468°S 75.4948°W / -11.7468; -75.4948
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Pancán
Pankan
Country Peru
RegionJunín
ProvinceJauja
FoundedJanuary 26, 1956
CapitalPancán
Government
 • MayorZoilo Diogenes Bullon Mejico
Area
 • Total10.89 km2 (4.20 sq mi)
Elevation
3,400 m (11,200 ft)
Population
 • Total1,647
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO120424

Pancán District is one of thirty-four districts of the province Jauja in Peru.[1]

Archaeological Sites[edit]

Pueblo Viejo

On the side of a hill in the south-west corder of the district lies the small site Pueblo Viejo. Initially occupied at the beginning of the Late Intermediate Period during the rule of the Huarpas.[2] Now somewhat overgrown and unmaintained, walls of some buildings remain.

Geology[edit]

Cañoncitos de Pichiluli

To the south west of the district is an area of dramatic valley erosion, the Cañoncitos de Pichiluli.

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Pueblo Viejo Archaeological Center [1]. Retrieved Nov 1, 2020.


11°44′48″S 75°29′41″W / 11.7468°S 75.4948°W / -11.7468; -75.4948