Pampachiri District

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Pampachiri District
The Pampachiri district is located in the extreme southwest of the Andahuaylas province (marked in red)
The Pampachiri district is located in the extreme southwest of the Andahuaylas province (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Apurímac
province AndahuaylasTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Pampachiri
surface 591 km²
Residents 2318 (2017)
density 3.9 inhabitants per km²
founding January 7, 1961
ISO 3166-2 PE-APU
politics
Alcalde District Frith Antonio Sotelo Vargas
(2019-2022)
Plaza de Armas in Pampachiri
Plaza de Armas in Pampachiri

Coordinates: 14 ° 11 ′  S , 73 ° 33 ′  W

The Pampachiri district is located in the Andahuaylas province in the Apurímac region in south-central Peru . The district was established on January 7, 1961. It has an area of ​​591 km². The 2017 census counted 2318 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 2317, in 2007 it was 2478. The district administration is located in the 3362  m high village of Pampachiri with 672 inhabitants (as of 2017). Pampachiri is located about 60 km south-southwest of the provincial capital Andahuaylas .

Geographical location

The Pampachiri district is located in the Andean highlands in the extreme southwest of the Andahuaylas province. It has a longitudinal extension in SSW-NNE direction of 49 km and a maximum width of 15 km. The Río Chicha (also Río Soras or Río Condormarca) flows north-northwest along the western district boundary.

The district of Pampachiri borders in the southwest on the districts Coracora ( province Parinacochas ) and Lucanas ( province Lucanas ), in the northwest on the districts San Pedro de Larcay and Soras (both in the province Sucre ), in the north on the district Pomacocha , in the northeast the district of Capaya , in the east to the district of Sañayca and in the southeast to the district of Cotaruse (the last three districts are in the province of Aymaraes ).

Web links

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