Pancán District

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

Pancán Pankan
District
Country	Peru
Region	Junín
Province	Jauja
Founded	January 26, 1956
Capital	Pancán
Government
• Mayor	Zoilo Diogenes Bullon Mejico
Area
• Total	10.89 km^2 (4.20 sq mi)
Elevation	3,400 m (11,200 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,647
• Density	150/km^2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	120424

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.