Echarati District
Echarati District | |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Cusco |
province | La Convención |
Seat | Echarati |
surface | 19,135.5 km² |
Residents | 23,214 (2017) |
density | 1.2 inhabitants per km² |
founding | January 2, 1857 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-CUS |
Website | www.muniecharati.gob.pe (Spanish) |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Boris Chávez Zeballos (2019-2022) |
Kiteni with a military base on the Río Urubamba |
Coordinates: 12 ° 46 ′ S , 72 ° 35 ′ W
The Echarati District (or Echarate District ) is located in the La Convención Province of the Cusco region in south-central Peru . The district founded on January 2, 1857 has an area of 19,135.5 km². The northern part of the district was spun off as the Megantoni District on July 6, 2016 . In the 2017 census, 23,214 people lived in the district. The district administration is located in Echarati . There are also the larger settlements of Kiteni and Ivochote . All three main towns are located on the Río Urubamba , which flows through the district in a predominantly northerly direction. The district runs through relatively low ridges of the Peruvian Eastern Cordillera in a westerly direction.
Geographical location
The district is centrally located in the province of La Convención, about 110 km northwest of the regional capital Cusco . The district borders in the north on the districts Río Tambo ( province Satipo ) and Megantoni, in the east on the districts Fitzcarrald ( province Manu ), Quelloúno , Ocobamba and Maranura , in the south on the districts Santa Ana , Vilcabamba and Villa Virgen and in the west the districts of Villa Kintiarina , Kimbiri and Pichari .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peru: Cusco - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved February 14, 2020.