Cumba district
| Cumba district | |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Amazon |
| province | Utcubamba |
| Seat | Cumba |
| surface | 292.7 km² |
| Residents | 7855 (2017) |
| density | 27 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | November 14, 1944 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-AMA |
| Website | municumba.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Elvis Robert Ramos Guevara (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 5 ° 56 ′ S , 78 ° 40 ′ W
The Cumba District is located in the Utcubamba Province in the Amazonas region of northern Peru . The district was established on November 14, 1944. It has an area of 292.66 km². The 2017 census counted 7,855 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 10,460, in 2007 it was 9070. The administrative center is the 485 m high town of Cumba with 1403 inhabitants (as of 2017). Cumba is located on the right bank of the Río Marañón, almost 32 km southwest of the provincial capital Bagua Grande .
Geographical location
The Cumba District is located in the west of the Utcubamba Province. A mountain range of the Peruvian Central Cordillera crosses the district. The Río Marañón forms the western boundary of the district.
The Cumba district borders in the west on the districts Santo Tomás , Toribio Casanova , Choros (all three in the province Cutervo ) and Jaén ( province Jaén ), in the northeast on the El Milagro and Bagua Grande and in the south on the district Yamón .
Localities
In addition to the main town of Cumbas, there are the following larger towns in the district:
- El Rejo (277 inhabitants)
- Hualango (247 inhabitants)
- Nueva Esperanza (466 inhabitants)
- Octucho (361 inhabitants)
- Peña Blanca (208 inhabitants)
- San Martin (301 inhabitants)
- Sinai (245 inhabitants)
- Tactago (562 inhabitants)
- Trapichillo (366 inhabitants)
- Vista Alegre de Cumba (367 inhabitants)
- Vista Florida (253 inhabitants)
Web links
- Municipalidad Distrital de Cumba
- Peru: Amazonas region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de