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Corongo — Province — [[File: 
|250px|none|alt=|Location of Corongo in the Ancash Region]]Location of Corongo in the Ancash RegionCountry Peru Region Ancash Founded Capital Corongo Government - Mayor JULIO FELIX DE LA CRUZ ARAMBURU (2007) Area - Total 988.01 km2 (381.5 sq mi) Population - Total 7,786 UBIGEO The Corongo Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its capital is Corongo located at an altitude of 3,141 m (10,305 ft).
Corongo is situated in a calm valley where the river of the same name runs. It is bordered by the following provinces: to the north and to the west by Pallasca, to the east by Sihuas and to the south by Huaylas and Santa. At the time of census 2005 the province had 7,786 inhabitants, [1] distributed in the urban zone and mainly in the countryside.
Corongo has a great variety of places to visit, especially lagoons located in the high parts of the province, and the thermal baths of Aticara and Pacatqui.
The geographical coordinates are 8º30'34" S and 77º54'37" W.
Political division
Corongo is divided into seven districts, which are:
DISTRICT MAYOR Aco Eustaquio Sanchez Asencio Bambas Enrique Soto Fajardo Corongo Julio Felix De La Cruz Aramburusin Rokiuno Joki Cusca Angel Aquelino Dominguez Murillo La Pampa Eusebio Aniceto Minaya Mendez Yanac Manuel Pedro Mateo Barrionuevo Yupan Walther Teobaldo Antivo Calvo References
Provinces of Ancash Region | PeruCategories:- Provinces of the Ancash Region
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