Kosñipata District

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Kosñipata District
The Kosñipata district is located in the northeast of the Paucartambo province (marked in red)
The Kosñipata district is located in the northeast of the Paucartambo province (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Cusco
province PaucartamboTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Pilcopata
surface 3267 km²
Residents 4872 (2017)
density 1.5 inhabitants per km²
founding June 15, 1962
ISO 3166-2 PE-CUS
politics
Alcalde District Roberto Miranda Rios
(2019-2022)
On the edge of Pilcopata
On the edge of Pilcopata

Coordinates: 12 ° 55 ′  S , 71 ° 24 ′  W

The Kosñipata District is located in the Paucartambo Province in the Cusco region in south-central Peru . The district was established on June 15, 1962. It has an area of ​​3267 km². The 2017 census counted 4872 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3873, in 2007 it was 4790. The district administration is located in the small town of Pilcopata (alternative spelling: Pillcopata) with 2059 inhabitants (as of 2017) at an altitude of 527  m . Pilcopata is located 50 km northeast of the provincial capital Paucartambo .

Geographical location

The Kosñipata district is located in the Peruvian Eastern Cordillera in the northeast of the Paucartambo province. It extends over a large part of the upper catchment area of the Río Alto Madre de Dios . The northwest of the district lies within the Manú National Park . In the extreme south, the district extends to the glaciated mountain range of the 5522  m high Jolljepunco (alternative name: Colquepunco) -

The Kosñipata district borders on the Paucartambo and Challabamba districts to the west, the Yanatile district ( Calca province ) to the northwest, the Manu and Madre de Dios districts (both in the Manu province ) to the north, and the districts to the southeast and south Camanti , Marcapata , Ocongate and Ccarhuayo (all four in Quispicanchi Province ).

Localities

In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:

  • Agua Santa
  • Asunción
  • Atalaya (229 inhabitants)
  • Castilla
  • Chontachaca
  • Patria (1425 inhabitants)
  • Tres Estrellas

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