Vilcabamba District (Gray)
Vilcabamba district | |
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The Vilcabamba district is centrally located in the province of Grau (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Apurímac |
province | Gray |
Seat | Vilcabamba |
surface | 6.5 km² |
Residents | 1302 (2017) |
density | 200 inhabitants per km² |
founding | February 20, 1941 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-APU |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Jorge Luis Martínez Mejía (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 14 ° 4 ′ 40 ″ S , 72 ° 37 ′ 29 ″ W
The Vilcabamba district is located in the province of Grau in the Apurímac region in the central south of Peru . The district was established on February 20, 1941. It extends over an area of 6.52 km². The 2017 census counted 1302 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1082, in 2007 it was 1213. The district administration is located in the 2780 m high village of Vilcabamba with 1259 inhabitants (as of 2017). Vilcabamba is located 9.5 km east-northeast of the provincial capital Chuquibambilla .
Geographical location
The district of Vilcabamba is located in the Andean highlands on the left bank of the north flowing Río Vilcabamba , above the confluence of the Río Chuquibambilla, in the center of the province of Grau.
The Vilcabamba district borders in the southwest on the Santa Rosa district , in the northwest on the Chuquibambilla district , in the north on the Curpahuasi district and in the east on the Micaela Bastidas district .
Web links
- Peru: Region Apurímac (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú