Catac District is one of ten
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...
of the
Recuay Province in
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
. Its seat is Catac.
Geography
The southern part of the
Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...
traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)]
See also
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Kiswar
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Qiruqucha
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Qishqiqucha
References
Districts of the Recuay province
Districts of the Department of Ancash
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