Chongos Alto District
Chongos Alto District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru. Is located in the Department of Junin, part of the Junín Region.Places of Interest
Highlights: Wira Challwa and Waqra Willka.
Waqra Willka
Peak
Waqra Willka is a 5,066-metre-high mountain in the Andes of Peru. Waqra Willka is situated 4 km east of Chongos Alto District.
Chongos Alto District
- Type: Locality with 1,460 residents
- Description: district in Junín, Peru
- Category: district of Peru
- Location: Huancayo Province, Junín Region, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-12.4857° or 12° 29′ 8″ south
Longitude
-75.4373° or 75° 26′ 14″ west
Population
1,460
Elevation
4,498 metres (14,757 feet)
Open location code
57V6GH77+P3
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In Other Languages
From Aymara to Uzbek—“Chongos Alto District” goes by many names.
- Aymara: “Chongos Alto jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
- Cebuano: “Chongos Alto”
- Chinese: “上琼戈斯区”
- Chinese: “上瓊戈斯區”
- Georgian: “ჩონგოს-ალტოს რაიონი”
- German: “Distrikt Chongos Alto”
- Italian: “distretto di Chongos Alto”
- Italian: “Distretto di Chongos Alto”
- Portuguese: “Chongos Alto”
- Quechua: “Hanan Chunku distritu”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Chongos Alto”
- Uzbek: “Chongos Alto tumani”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Patacancha and Pampacancha.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cerro Huancravilca and Cerro Layco.
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