Chumpi District
| Chumpi District | |
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 The district of Chumpi is located in the central southwest of the province of Parinacochas (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ayacucho |
| province | Parinacochas |
| Seat | Chumpi |
| surface | 372 km² |
| Residents | 2334 (2017) |
| density | 6.3 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-AYA |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Adrián Victor Geldres Muñoa (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Musuq ñan |
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Coordinates: 15 ° 6 ′ S , 73 ° 45 ′ W
The Chumpi district is located in the Parinacochas Province in the Ayacucho region in south-central Peru . The district emerged in the founding years of the Republic of Peru. It has an area of 372 km². The 2017 census counted 2334 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3123, in 2007 it was 2981. The seat of the district administration is the 3201 m high village Chumpi with 1151 inhabitants (as of 2017). Chumpi is located 9 km south-southeast of the provincial capital Coracora .
Geographical location
The Chumpi district is located in the Cordillera Volcánica in the central southwest of the Parinacochas province. The district measures 33 km in an east-west direction and 23 km in a north-south direction. In the south it reaches up to 4.5 km to the north shore of the lake Laguna Parinacochas . The district extends in the west to the Río Yauca , in the east to the Río Pararca, tributary of the Río Marán .
The Chumpi district on the south by the districts Puyusca and Pullo , on the east by the district Chaviña ( province Lucanas ), to the north by the district Coracora and the east by the district Lampa ( province Paucar del Sara Sara ).
Localities
In addition to the main town, there are the following larger towns in the district:
- Acos (218 inhabitants)
- Carhuanilla (371 inhabitants)
- Pinahua
Web links
- Peru: Ayacucho region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú