- Yungay District
Infobox District Peru
district = Yungay
image_size =
image_caption = Yungay cemetery
cofarms =
region = Ancash
province = Yungay
capital = Yungay
elevation = 2458
hamlets =
ubigeo = 022001
pop = 19,099
density = 69
area = 276.68
founded =October 28 ,1904
mayor = Cico Fernando Alamo Figueroa
web =Yungay district is a district in the Province of Yungay in the
Ancash region ,Peru . It was created by law onOctober 28 ,1904 . [es icon Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. " [http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ Banco de Información Digital] ". RetrievedMarch 7 ,2008 .] Yungay Peru. [http://www.yungayperu.com.pe Yungay Peru] . retrievedMarch 7 ,2008 ]History
The district was struck and many towns and villages were destroyed by the earthquake and
alluvium onMay 31 ,1970 as can be seen from theCallejón de Huaylas towards the north. Huge amounts of rock and soil completely cover houses, buildings and temples of old towns likeRanrahirca and Yungay. In Yungay alone almost 70 thousand inhabitants died and are covered by the rocks and soil.Location
9° 8'21.38"S, 77°44'43.88"WTowards the west, at the cemetery at the back of the hill, a big sculpture of
Jesus is located. Towards the East, the snow summit of theHuascarán appears. Huascarán was one of the sources of rock and snow that covered the town of Yungay in the 1970 earthquake. Continuing towards the north, in a space defended by the hills against possible new alluviums that might come from the Huascarán mountain, the new city of Yungay has been raised.In the surroundings, the
Pan de Azúcar hill ("Sugar loaf hill") raises, where in 1839 theBattle of Yungay took place, next to the stream of theAncash river . In this place, thePeru-Bolivian Confederation was concluded, after the Bolivian general Santa Cruz's forces were defeated. This battle gave the name of Ancash to this region, which was previously called Huaylas..The zone of Yungay, that has a moderate climate, is propitious for hunting
taruca s, pidgeons, vizcachas, and ducks, as well as for the fishing of trouts.In
Tingua , a suspension bridge that crosses theSanta river is raised, with a length of 75 m. This bridge and an access road join Tingua with the communities of Shupluy, Cascapara and Ecash.References
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