Aplao District
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 The district of Aplao is located in the southwest of the province of Castilla (marked in red) |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Arequipa | ||
| province | Castilla | ||
| Seat | Aplao | ||
| surface | 618 km² | ||
| Residents | 9250 (2017) | ||
| density | 15 inhabitants per km² | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ARE | ||
| Website | Municipiocastilla.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde Provincial | Héctor Raúl Cáceres Muñoz (2019-2022) |
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| Political party | Movimiento Arequipa Renace | ||
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Coordinates: 16 ° 5 ′ S , 72 ° 30 ′ W
The district of Aplao is located in the province of Castilla in the Arequipa region in southwestern Peru . The district has an area of 618 km². The 2017 census counted 9,250 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 8,262 and in 2007 it was 8,851. The district administration is located in the provincial capital Aplao, 617 m high, with 3035 inhabitants (as of 2017).
Geographical location
The Aplao district extends over the plateau at the foot of the Cordillera Volcánica in the southwest of the province of Castilla. The Río Majes flows south along the eastern district boundary . Irrigated agriculture is practiced along the river bank. Otherwise the area is desert-like.
The Aplao district is bordered to the west by the Chuquibamba and Iray districts (both in the Condesuyos province ), to the extreme north by the Pampacolca and Tipán districts , to the east by the Uñón and Huancarqui districts and to the south by the Uraca district .
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- Acoy
- Andamayo
- Buenos Aires
- Caspani (279 inhabitants)
- Casquina
- Cochate (649 inhabitants)
- Cosos (737 inhabitants)
- El Castillo (433 inhabitants)
- El Monte
- Huatiapilla (272 inhabitants)
- La Barranca
- La Central (861 inhabitants)
- La Pampa
- La Real (908 inhabitants)
- Luchea
- Mamas (365 inhabitants)
- Maran (249 inhabitants)
- Ongoro
- Querulpa Chico (230 inhabitants)
- Querulpa Grande
- Vilbao
Web links
- Municipalidad Provincial de Castilla
- Peru: Arequipa region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú