Ollantaytambo district

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Ollantaytambo district
The district of Ollantaytambo is located in the southwest of the province of Urubamba (marked in red)
The district of Ollantaytambo is located in the southwest of the province of Urubamba (marked in red)
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Basic data
Country Peru
region Cusco
province UrubambaTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Ollantaytambo
surface 579 km²
Residents 11,381 (2017)
density 20 inhabitants per km²
founding January 2, 1857
ISO 3166-2 PE-CUS
Website www.muniollantaytambo.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Alcalde District José Ríos Coronel
(2019-2022)
Political party Acción Popular
View of Ollantaytambo
View of Ollantaytambo

Coordinates: 13 ° 16 ′  S , 72 ° 16 ′  W

Archaeological site near Ollantaytambo
Archaeological site near Ollantaytambo

The Ollantaytambo District is located in the Urubamba Province of the Cusco Region in south-central Peru . The district founded on January 2, 1857 has an area of ​​579 km². At the 2017 census, 11,381 people lived in the district. In 1993 the population was 8065, in 2007 it was 9851. The district administration is located in the small town of Ollantaytambo with 3050 inhabitants located at an altitude of 2848  m on the Río Urubamba (as of 2017). Ollantaytambo is located 42 km northwest of the regional capital Cusco . There is an important archaeological site at Ollantaytambo.

Geographical location

The district of Ollantaytambo is located in the southwest in the province of Urubamba. The district is traversed by the Río Urubamba in a north-westerly direction. It has a lengthwise extension in the WSW-ONO direction of almost 50 km. The district extends in the southwest to the 6,264  m high Salcantay , the highest point of the Cordillera Vilcabamba . This runs along the southern district border. The somewhat lower, but also glaciated Cordillera Urubamba runs along the northern district boundary .

The district of Ollantaytambo borders in the northwest with the districts Machupicchu and Huayopata , in the north with the Ocobamba (both in the province La Convención ), in the northeast with the district Lares ( province Calca ), in the southeast with the districts Urubamba and Maras and in the south the districts of Huarocondo and Limatambo (both in the province of Anta ).

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