La Jalca District

La Jalca is a district of the Chachapoyas Province in the Amazonas Region, . Its capital is , also known as Jalca, Jalca Grande or La Jalca Grande.
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  • Type: Locality with 4,780 residents
  • Description: district in Amazonas, Peru
  • Also known as: “Distrito de la jalca”, “Distrito de La Jalca (Chachapoyas)”, and “La jalca (distrito)”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Jalca.

Village
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was the first Spanish foundation of the region in northern . is situated 4 km northwest of La Jalca District.

La Jalca District

Latitude
-6.5034° or 6° 30′ 12″ south
Longitude
-77.7842° or 77° 47′ 3″ west
Population
4,780
Elevation
3,196 metres (10,486 feet)
Open location code
6754F6W8+M8
Geo­Names ID
8351332
Wiki­data ID
Q1229942
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Urdu—“La Jalca District” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: “La Jalca jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
  • Catalan: “districte de La Jalca”
  • Cebuano: “La Jalca”
  • Chinese: “拉哈爾卡區”
  • Dutch: “La Jalca District”
  • French: “District de La Jalca”
  • French: “La Jalca”
  • Georgian: “ლა-ხალკის რაიონი”
  • German: “Distrikt La Jalca”
  • Italian: “Distretto di La Jalca”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “La Jalca (distrikt)”
  • Norwegian: “La Jalca”
  • Portuguese: “La Jalca”
  • Quechua: “Shallka distritu”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de La Jalca”
  • Urdu: “لا جالکا ضلع”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Tochepampa and Curpampa.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cerro Churupunta and Cerro Chabul.

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