Oyón province

Oyón
Province
Village of Caujul
Location of Oyón in Lima
Country	Peru
Department	Lima
Capital	Oyón
Government
• Mayor	Reynaldo Alcoser (2019-2022)
Area
• Total	1,886.05 km2 (728.21 sq mi)
Elevation	3,620 m (11,880 ft)
Population
• Total	17,739
• Density	9.4054/km2 (24.360/sq mi)
UBIGEO	1509
Website	www.munioyon.gob.pe

Oyón is a province of the department of Lima, Peru. From the administrative point of view of the Catholic Church in Peru, it forms part of the Diocese of Huacho. It measures 1,886 square kilometres (728 sq mi). The capital of the province is the city of Oyón.

Geography

The Rawra mountain range and the Rumi Cruz mountain range traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:

• Aququcha
• Awashqucha
• Awasqucha
• Awkin
• Challwaqucha
• Chanka Qaqa
• Chawpiqucha
• Ch'uspi
• Hirka Kancha
• Isku
• Isqiraqucha
• Kinwa Ukru
• Kunkush
• Kuntursinqa
• Kuntur Wayin
• Kurupata
• Kushurupata
• Luliqucha
• Mataqucha
• Millpu
• Mishi Waqanan
• Miyu
• Muki
• Pirwa Hirka
• Pistaq
• Puka
• Punta Wayi
• Phiruru
• P'ukru
• Qawi
• Quyllur
• Q'illuqucha
• Ranrapata
• Shapra
• Shashima
• Tunshu
• Wanquyru
• Waqraqucha
• Waylla Hirka
• Wayllura
• Yana Allpa
• Yana Kancha
• Yana Mach'ay
• Yana Parya
• Yana Paryan
• Yana P'itaq
• Yana Uqhu
• Yawarqucha
• Yaru Wayñu
• Yuraq Parya

Political division

The province is divided into six districts, which are:

District	Mayor
Andajes	Juan Antonio Bernabe Conejo
Caujul	Olmer Luis Torres Albornoz
Cochamarca	Fernando Carrera Gervacio
Navan	Antenogenes Rosales Emeterio
Oyón	Reynaldo Alcoser Medina
Pachangara	Marcos Justo Ugarte Huaman

See also

• Chawpiqucha