Marcapata District
| Marcapata District | |
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 The district of Marcapata is located in the southeast of the province of Quispicanchi (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Cusco |
| province | Quispicanchi |
| Seat | Marcapata |
| surface | 1,687.9 km² |
| Residents | 4307 (2017) |
| density | 2.6 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | January 20, 1869 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CUS |
| Website | www.munimarcapata.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Esteban Mamani Ccallo (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Partido Democracia Directa |
Coordinates: 13 ° 35 ′ S , 70 ° 59 ′ W
The Marcapata district is located in the Quispicanchi province of the Cusco region in south-central Peru . The district was established on January 20, 1869. It has an area of 1687.91 km². At the 2017 census, there were 4,307 residents in the district. In 1993 the population was 4805 in 2007 4520. The district administration is located in the 3677 m high village of Marcapata with 679 inhabitants (as of 2017). Marcapata is about 70 km east of the provincial capital Urcos .
Geographical location
The Marcapata district is located in the southeast of the Quispicanchi province. The district extends over the upper catchment area of the Río Araza , a left tributary of the Río Inambari , on the eastern north flank of the Cordillera Vilcanota .
The Marcapata district is bordered to the west by the district Ocongate , in the extreme northwest of the district Kosñipata ( Province Paucartambo ) in the north and northeast on the district Camanti , on the southeast by the districts Ollachea and Corani (both in the province of Carabaya ) and in the south to the Pitumarca District ( Canchis Province ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Cusco Region - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved March 14, 2020.