Nueva Morococha
Nueva Morococha | |
|---|---|
  Nueva Morococha Location within Peru | |
| Coordinates: 11°35′15.69″S 76°3′40.49″W / 11.5876917°S 76.0612472°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Department | Junín |
| Province | Yauli |
| District | Morococha |
| Established | 2012[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.102 km2 (0.039 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,240 m (13,910 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Website | munimorococha |
Nueva Morococha is a populated centre in Junín, a department of Peru. Built in 2012 by the Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco), it functions as the political capital of the district of the same name.
The settlement was planned and built over a 26-month period by Chinalco to house the residents of neighbouring Morococha, displaced to make way for an open-air mine at Mount Toromocho, also owned by Chinalco.[1]
History
[edit]The settlement was built by the Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) over a 26-month period to house residents of neighbouring Morococha, a village located 6 miles away, near La Oroya. The settlement was conceived as a new location for the soon-to-be displaced residents, as Morococha's land would make way for Toromocho open-air mine, owned by Chinalco and located adjacent to the town.[2] It replaced Morococha as the political capital of the district of the same name in 2013.[3]
Politics
[edit]Nueva Morococha is under the jurisdiction of its own district municipality, headed by a mayor.
As of 2026[update], the incumbent mayor is Roberto Cornelio Flores.[4]
Demographics
[edit]The town's population is numbered at over 1,000 families. The town features 1,050 houses and 30 public features.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Jabiel, Sally (2025-11-13). "Morococha: el pueblo andino borrado por la expansión de una mina de cobre". Salud Con Lupa.
- 1 2 Charalla Nájera, Kevin (2026-09-09). "China construyó una nueva ciudad en América Latina para reemplazar a otra: tardó menos de 26 meses y más de 1.000 familias fueron trasladadas". La República.
- ↑ "Ley № 30081. Ley que establece la ubicación geográfica y la sede de la capital del distrito de Morococha en la provincia de Yauli, departamento de Junín". El Peruano. 2013-09-12.
- ↑ "Morococha rechaza firma de convenio con Chinalco". Servicios de Comunicación Intercultural (Servindi). 2026-05-07.