Caraybamba District

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Caraybamba District
The Caraybamba district is located in the east of the Aymaraes province (marked in red)
The Caraybamba district is located in the east of the Aymaraes province (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Apurímac
province AymaraesTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Caraybamba
surface 230 km²
Residents 989 (2017)
density 4.3 inhabitants per km²
founding December 14, 1956
ISO 3166-2 PE-APU
politics
Alcalde District Samuel Ysmael Morales Huamaní
(2019-2022)

Coordinates: 14 ° 23 ′  S , 73 ° 10 ′  W

The Caraybamba district is located in the Aymaraes province in the Apurímac region in central southern Peru . The district was established on December 14, 1956. It has an area of ​​230 km². The 2017 census counted 989 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1193, in 2007 it was 1295. The district administration is located in the 3310  m high village of Caraybamba with 512 inhabitants (as of 2017). Caraybamba is located 13 km southeast of the provincial capital Chalhuanca .

Geographical location

The Caraybamba district is located in the Andean highlands in the east of the Aymaraes province. The Río Caraybamba crosses the district in a north-westerly direction, the Río Colcachaca flows along the western district boundary to the north. Both rivers flow into the Río Chalhuanca in the northwest of the district .

The Caraybamba district is bordered to the south-east and to the west by the district Cotaruse , on the north by the district Chalhuanca and on the east by the districts Sabaino and Juan Espinoza Medrano (both in the province Antabamba ).

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