Pancán District

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

Pancán

Pankan
District
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

Archaeological Sites
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
Cañoncitos de Pichiluli

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

References
  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 . Retrieved Nov 1, 2020.

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