Andarapa district

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Andarapa district
The Andarapa district is located in the far north of the Andahuaylas province (marked in red)
The Andarapa district is located in the far north of the Andahuaylas province (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Apurímac
province AndahuaylasTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Andarapa
surface 186 km²
Residents 5757 (2017)
density 31 inhabitants per km²
founding March 14, 1941
ISO 3166-2 PE-APU
politics
Alcalde District Jesús Damiano Huamán
(2019-2022)
Political party Movimiento Popular Kallpa

Coordinates: 13 ° 32 ′  S , 73 ° 22 ′  W

The Andarapa District is located in the Andahuaylas Province in the Apurímac region in south-central Peru . The district was established on March 14, 1941. It has an area of ​​186 km². The 2017 census counted 5757 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 7556, in 2007 it was 6441. The district administration is located in the 2935  m high village of Andarapa with 503 inhabitants (as of 2017). Andarapa is located about 15 km north-northeast of the provincial capital Andahuaylas .

Geographical location

The district of Andarapa is located in the Andean highlands in the far north of the Andahuaylas province. Along the northwestern district boundary , the Río Chumbao flows north to the Río Pampas , which in turn flows east along the northern district boundary .

The district of Andarapa borders in the southwest with the district Talavera , in the northwest with the district Ocobamba ( province Chincheros ), in the north with the district Oronccoy ( province La Mar ), in the east with the district Kaquiabamba and in the south with the district Pacucha .

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