Soloco District

Soloco
District
Country	Peru
Region	Amazonas
Province	Chachapoyas
Created	February 5, 1861
Capital	Soloco
Government
• Mayor	Celso Bardales Montoya
Area
• Total	84.48 km² (32.62 sq mi)
Elevation	2,660 m (8,730 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	1,613
• Density	19/km² (49/sq mi)
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO	010121

Soloco is one of twenty-one districts of Chachapoyas Province, in Peru.

Geography

Soloco is located in the high mountains. In the north the District of Soloco has border with the District of San an Francisco de Daguas (Chachapoyas) and the District of Molinopampa (Chachapoyas), in the East with the District of Cheto (Chachapoyas), in the south with the District of Cochamal (Chachapoyas) and the District of San Isidro of Maino (Chachapoyas), in the west with the District of Chachapoyas and the District of Levanto (Chachapoyas).

The district of Soloco

Attractions

A wall from the Soloco fortress, built by some ancient people of Soloco.

Soloco offers several attractive places, such as the beautiful Ruins of Soloco, a fortress of extraordinary size.

The management holiday of the capital Soloco is celebrated on September 28. Another very big holiday for the people is the holiday of the Master of the Miracles, on October 18.

Typical meals are known by the Parboiled one, the Purtumute, Locro de Chochoca and the cuy with dads between others. Soloco belongs to the parroquía of Chachapoyas that is attended by two Priests of the Diocese of Chachapoyas.

Districts of Amazonas Region Peru

Bagua	Aramango Bagua Copallín El Parco Imaza La Peca

Bongará	Chisquilla Churuja Corosha Cuispes Florida Jazán Jumbilla Recta San Carlos Shipasbamba Valera Yambrasbamba

Chachapoyas	Asunción Balsas Chachapoyas Cheto Chiliquín Chuquibamba Granada Huancas La Jalca Leimebamba Levanto Magdalena Mariscal Castilla Molinopampa Montevideo Olleros Quinjalca San Francisco de Daguas San Isidro de Maino Soloco Sonche

Condorcanqui	El Cenepa Nieva Río Santiago

Luya	Camporredondo Cocabamba Colcamar Conila Inguilpata Lámud Longuita Lonya Chico Luya Luya Viejo María Ocalli Ocumal Pisuquia Providencia San Cristóbal San Francisco del Yeso San Jerónimo San Juan de Lopecancha Santa Catalina Santo Tomás Tingo Trita

Rodríguez de Mendoza	Chirimoto Cochamal Huambo Limabamba Longar Mariscal Benavides Milpuc Omia San Nicolás Santa Rosa Totora Vista Alegre

Utcubamba	Bagua Grande Cajaruro Cumba El Milagro Jamalca Lonya Grande Yamón

Coordinates: 6°16′01″S 77°43′01″W / 6.26694°S 77.71694°W / -6.26694; -77.71694

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