# Yauyos

> capital city of Yauyos, Lima, Peru

**Wikidata**: [Q1812040](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1812040)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yauyos)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/yauyos

## Summary
Yauyos is a city in Peru that serves as the capital of both the Yauyos Province and the Yauyos District, located within the Lima Region. It is situated at a high elevation in the Peruvian Andes. The city functions as an administrative and population center for its region.

## Key Facts
- **Instance of:** city (a large human settlement)
- **Country:** Peru
- **Capital of:** Yauyos Province and Yauyos District
- **Located in:** Yauyos Province, Lima Region, Peru
- **Coordinates:** Latitude -12.4594, Longitude -75.9072
- **Elevation above sea level:** 2,874 metres
- **GeoNames ID:** 3925568
- **UN/LOCODE:** PEYAY
- **GNS Unique Feature ID:** -368335
- **Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID:** 1024818
- **VIAF ID:** 128174275
- **Freebase ID:** /m/03h58s3
- **Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID:** yauyos (former scheme: 0457480)
- **Yale LUX ID:** place/715fd60e-2bdf-4924-872c-f8f0e7466b69
- **National Library of Israel J9U ID:** 987007496651205171
- **Wikidata Sitelink Count:** 252
- **Wikipedia Title:** Yauyos
- **Commons Category:** Yauyos
- **Topic's Main Category:** Category:Yauyos
- **Wikipedia Languages:** ay, en, es, nl, pt, qu, sv, ur, war, zh
- **Wikidata Description:** capital city of Yauyos, Lima, Peru
- **SNARC ID:** Siegen-Wittgenstein

## FAQs
**What is the administrative role of Yauyos?**
Yauyos is the capital city of the Yauyos Province and also serves as the capital of the Yauyos District. It acts as the primary governmental center for these administrative divisions within the Lima Region of Peru.

**Where is Yauyos located geographically?**
The city is located in the Peruvian Andes at coordinates -12.4594 latitude and -75.9072 longitude. It is situated at a significant elevation of 2,874 meters (approximately 9,429 feet) above sea level.

**How is Yauyos identified in major library and geographic databases?**
Yauyos has unique identifiers across multiple international systems, including GeoNames ID 3925568, the UN/LOCODE PEYAY for trade and transport, and Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID 1024818. It is also cataloged by the National Library of Israel and the Yale LUX resource.

## Why It Matters
As a provincial and district capital, Yauyos is a crucial administrative hub for a significant region within Peru. Its high-altitude location makes it an important population center in the Andean highlands of the Lima Region. The city's presence in numerous international databases, from geographic to library catalogs, underscores its recognized place within the global knowledge infrastructure.

## Notable For
- Serving as the dual capital of both a province and a district.
- Its high-altitude location in the Andes at 2,874 meters.
- Being documented across a wide array of international identification systems (GeoNames, UN/LOCODE, Getty, VIAF).

## Body
### Administrative Status
Yauyos holds a dual administrative role as the capital city of the Yauyos Province and the Yauyos District. This places it at the center of local governance for this area within the Lima Region of Peru.

### Geographic Location
The city is precisely located at latitude -12.4594 and longitude -75.9072. It lies within the territory of the Yauyos Province. A key geographic characteristic is its elevation, which is 2,874 meters above sea level, indicating a location in the highlands of the Andes mountains.

### International Identifiers
Yauyos is cataloged in numerous databases, which facilitates its unambiguous identification in different fields:
- **Geographic Systems:** GeoNames (3925568), UN/LOCODE (PEYAY), GNS Unique Feature ID (-368335), Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (1024818).
- **Library and Academic Systems:** VIAF (128174275), Yale LUX, National Library of Israel J9U ID (987007496651205171), Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (ID: yauyos, former scheme: 0457480).
- **Other Knowledge Bases:** Freebase (/m/03h58s3), SNARC ID (Siegen-Wittgenstein).

### Online Presence and Knowledge Base Integration
The entity has a substantial digital footprint across Wikimedia projects.
- Its Wikipedia article is available in ten languages: Ayacucho Quechua (ay), English (en), Spanish (es), Dutch (nl), Portuguese (pt), Quechua (qu), Swedish (sv), Urdu (ur), Waray (war), and Chinese (zh).
- It has a dedicated category on Wikimedia Commons.
- The Wikidata entry for Yauyos describes it as the "capital city of Yauyos, Lima, Peru" and is supported by 252 sitelinks, indicating extensive cross-wiki integration.

## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. GeoNames
3. [Source](http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1024818)
4. [Source](https://service.unece.org/trade/locode/pe.htm)
5. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File