San Jerónimo District (Cusco)
| San Jerónimo District | |
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 The district of San Jerónimo is located in the east of the province of Cusco (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Cusco |
| province | Cusco |
| Seat | San Jerónimo |
| surface | 98.1 km² |
| Residents | 61,139 (2017) |
| density | 623 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CUS |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Albert Aníbal Arenas Yábar (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 13 ° 33 ′ S , 71 ° 53 ′ W
The district of San Jerónimo is located in the province of Cusco in the Cusco region in south-central Peru . The district has an area of 98.1 km². The 2017 census counted 61,139 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 15,166, in 2007 31,687. With the exception of a few smaller settlements, the population lives in the 3245 m high city of San Jerónimo . The city of San Jerónimo, with 59,219 inhabitants (as of 2017), is located in the valley of the Río Huatanay and forms the east of the metropolitan area of the provincial and regional capital Cusco .
Geographical location
The district of San Jerónimo is located in the east of the province of Cusco. The Río Huatanay, a left tributary of the Río Urubamba , flows through the district in an east-southeast direction.
The district of San Jerónimo is bordered to the west by the district of San Sebastián , to the northwest by the district of Taray ( province of Calca ), to the northeast by the district of San Salvador (also in the province of Calca), to the east by the district of Saylla , to the southeast by the Districts of Oropesa and Lucre (both in the province of Quispicanchi ) and in the south to the district of Yaurisque ( province of Paruro ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Cusco Region - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved June 6, 2020.