Puquio
Puquio
Pukyu | |
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Town | |
Puquio | |
Coordinates: 14°41′38.21″S 74°07′26.88″W / 14.6939472°S 74.1241333°W | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Lucanas |
District | Puquio |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luis Alfonso Moya Mora |
Elevation | 3,214 m (10,545 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,870 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Puquio (from Quechua: Pukyu, meaning "spring of water") is a town in Central Peru, South America. It is the capital of the province Lucanas in the region Ayacucho.[1]
References[]
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved on 2008-06-10 from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-04-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
Coordinates: 14°41′38.21″S 74°07′26.88″W / 14.6939472°S 74.1241333°W
Categories:
- Populated places in the Ayacucho Region
- Ayacucho Region geography stubs