Aija District is one of 5

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 o ...

Aija Province The Aija Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Geography The Cordillera Negra traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Political division Aija is divided into five distri ...

Ancash Region Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...

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. Its population was 2017 as of the 2017 census.

Geography

The District of Aija is located on the western slopes of the

Cordillera Negra The Cordillera Negra (Spanish for "black range"), Yana Walla in qechua is part of the ''Cordillera Occidental'', one of three mountain ranges in the Andes of west central Peru. It is almost entirely located within the Ancash Region. The range ext ...

. It borders on

Recuay Province The Recuay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its seat is the town of Recuay. Geography The southern parts of the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the ...

to the south and east, on

Coris District Coris District is one of 5 districts in the Aija Province, of the Ancash Region in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the Sta ...

Huacllan District Huacllan District is one of 5 districts in the Aija Province, of the Ancash Region in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the ...

and Succha District to the west, and on La Merced District to the north. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Aija Province (Ancash Region)

References

Districts of the Aija Province Districts of the Ancash Region {{Ancash-geo-stub