Yuracyacu District

For the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Yuraq Yaku. For the mountain in Bolivia, see Yuraq Yaku (Bolivia).
Yuracyacu
Yuraq Yaku
District
Country  Peru
Region San Martín
Province Rioja
Founded December 9, 1935
Capital Yuracyacu
Government
  Mayor Juan Mesia Tello
Area
  Total 13.74 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Elevation 824 m (2,703 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,702
  Density 340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 220809

Yuracyacu (in hispanicized spelling, Yuraq Yaku in Quechua, yuraq white, yaku water, "white water") is one of nine districts of the province Rioja in Peru.[1]

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