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:
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
See also Kuntur Puna
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