Luya province
title: "Luya province" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["provinces-of-the-amazonas-region", "1861-establishments-in-peru"] topic_path: "general/provinces-of-the-amazonas-region" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luya_province" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Luya Province |
| image_map | File:Provincia de Luya.png |
| subdivision_name | Peru |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| image_caption | View of the Huaylla-Belén Valley |
| image_skyline | {{multiple image |
| border | infobox |
| total_width | 280 |
| image_style | border:1; |
| perrow | 2/1/1 |
| caption_align | center |
| image1 | Kuelap Archaeaological Site.jpg |
| image2 | Kuélap - Inspiración cultural y natural.jpg |
| image3 | Ruïnes de Kuelap amb el paisatge.jpg |
| caption3 | Kuélap |
| image4 | Valle belén.jpg |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_total | 44436 |
| population_as_of | 2017 |
| area_total_km2 | 3237 |
| seat_type | Capital |
| settlement_type | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Amazonas |
| :: |
| name = Luya Province | image_map = File:Provincia de Luya.png | subdivision_name = Peru | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_type = Country | image_shield = | image_caption = View of the Huaylla-Belén Valley | image_skyline = {{multiple image | border = infobox | total_width = 280 | image_style = border:1; | perrow = 2/1/1 | caption_align = center | image1 = Kuelap Archaeaological Site.jpg | image2 = Kuélap - Inspiración cultural y natural.jpg | image3 = Ruïnes de Kuelap amb el paisatge.jpg |caption3 = Kuélap | image4 = Valle belén.jpg | image_flag = | official_name = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_total = 44436 | population_as_of = 2017 | area_total_km2 = 3237 | seat_type = Capital | settlement_type = Province | subdivision_name1 = Amazonas Luya is a province located in the south and west part of the department of Amazonas in Peru.
Its principal rivers are:
- Marañon that flows from south to northwest and forms its extensive west limit with the department of Cajamarca
- Utcubamba, which runs from south to north-east and forms its east boundary with the provinces of Chachapoyas and Bongará
- Magunchal, which is born in the heights of the district of Colcamar, runs from south to north and ends into the Utcubamba, forming its most extensive and rich agricultural zone.
The province was created by law on February 5, 1861, has 23 districts and its capital is Lamud.
Political division
Luya is divided into twenty-three districts, which are:
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| DISTRICT | MAYOR |
|---|---|
| Camporredondo | Ubil Roberto De La Cruz Dávila |
| Cocabamba | José Tomás Ocampo Pérez |
| Colcamar | Riber Juanito Tuesta Bardales |
| Conila | Pedro Cachay Huamán |
| Inguilpata | Samuel Rodríguez Briceño |
| Lámud | Grimaldo Vásquez Tan |
| Longuita | Lliner Alfonso Tuesta Serván |
| Lonya Chico | Homero Mendoza Reyna |
| Luya | Pedro Quiroz Santillán |
| Luya Viejo | Candelario Vela Chuquizuta |
| María | Ramón Salazar Alvis |
| Ocalli | Carlos Cubas Meléndez |
| Ocumal | Gilmer Mendoza Reyna |
| Pisuquia | Juan Tuesta López |
| Providencia | Segundo Remigio Robledo Jiménez |
| San Cristóbal | Juan Poquioma Valqui |
| San Francisco del Yeso | Daniel Vargas Vergaray |
| San Jerónimo | Pablo Castañeda Gallac |
| San Juan de Lopecancha | Segundo Silberto Bazán Agirre |
| Santa Catalina | Exaltación Guelac De La Cruz |
| Santo Tomás | Hitler Vigo Chauca |
| Tingo | Juan Francisco Castillo Tocto |
| Trita | Wilder Rojas Llanos |
| :: |
References
References
- (1925). "Trade Promotion Series". U.S. Government Printing Office.
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