Luya is located in the south and west part of the
department of Amazonas in
Peru
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. Its territory, which partly is
ceja de selva, is crossed by branches of the Cordillera Central (namely the
Cordillera Blanca
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) and the
Oriental of the
Andes
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, being rasped by deep
streams, high
pampas and snowed
summit. It deserved to be named the streams of
Hoyada Grande and
Luya, the fertile valleys of
Pizuquia and
Cesuya, as well as the snow-capped
mountain
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s of
Shube,
Mesón and
Santa Clara located in the
Cordillera Oriental.
Its principal rivers are:
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Marañon that flows from south to northwest and forms its extensive west limit with the
department of Cajamarca
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Utcubamba, which runs from south to north-east and forms its east boundary with the provinces of
Chachapoyas and
Bongará
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Magunchal, which is born in the heights of the
district of Colcamar, runs from south to north and ends into the
Utcubamba, forming its most extensive and rich agricultural zone.
The province was created by law of February 5, 1861, has 23 districts and its capital is
Lamud.
Political division
Luya is divided into twenty-three
district
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s, which are:
See also
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Kuntur Puna
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Provinces of the Amazonas Region
1861 establishments in Peru