Zurite District
| Zurite District | |
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 The Zurite district is centrally located in the Anta province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Cusco |
| province | Anta |
| Seat | Zurite |
| surface | 60.9 km² |
| Residents | 3762 (2017) |
| density | 62 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | January 2, 1857 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CUS |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District |
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Coordinates: 13 ° 27 ′ 21 ″ S , 72 ° 15 ′ 21 ″ W
The Zurite district is located in the Anta Province in the Cusco region in south-central Peru . The district was founded on January 2, 1857. It has an area of 60.9 km². The 2017 census counted 3762 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 4083, in 2007 3705. The district administration is located in the village of Zurite, at an altitude of 3405 m , with 1546 inhabitants (as of 2017). Zurite is about 12 km west of the provincial capital Anta .
Geographical location
The Zurite district is centrally located in the Anta province. The area is drained via the Río Huarocondo north to the Río Urubamba .
The Zurite district borders in the extreme south on the Chinchaypujio district , in the west on the Ancahuasi district , in the north on the Huarocondo district and in the east on the Anta district .
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- Tambo Real (595 inhabitants)
Web links
- Peru: Region Cusco (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú