Anta Province
Anta Province | |
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Location of the province in the Cusco region |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Cusco |
Seat | Anta |
surface | 1,876.1 km² |
Residents | 56,206 (2017) |
density | 30 inhabitants per km² |
founding | November 19, 1839 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-CUS |
Website | munianta.gob.pe (Spanish) |
politics | |
Alcalde Provincial | Wiliam Loaiza Ramos (2019-2022) |
Ocra in Chinchaypujio District |
Coordinates: 13 ° 28 ′ S , 72 ° 21 ′ W
The Anta Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco region in south-central Peru . It has an area of 1876.12 km². At the 2017 census there were 56,206 people in the province. In 1993 the population was 56,424, in 2007 54,828. The provincial administration is located in Anta .
Geographical location
The province of Anta is located in the Andes , 20 km west of the regional capital Cusco . It has a longitudinal extension in east-west direction of about 83 km and a maximum width of about 40 km. The upper reaches of the Río Apurímac flows along the southwestern provincial border to the northwest. The Cordillera Vilcabamba , a glaciated mountain range of the Peruvian Eastern Cordillera with its highest peak, the 6,264 m high Salcantay , forms the northwestern provincial border.
The province of Anta is bordered by the province of La Convención in the north-west, the province of Urubamba in the north, the province of Cusco in the east, the province of Paruro in the south-east and the provinces of Cotabambas and Abancay (both in the Apurímac region ) in the west .
Administrative division
The province of Anta is divided into nine districts. The district of Anta is the seat of the provincial administration.
District | Administrative headquarters |
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Ancahuasi | Ancahuasi |
Anta | Anta |
Cachimayo | Cachimayo |
Chinchaypujio | Chinchaypujio |
Huarocondo | Huarocondo |
Limatambo | Limatambo |
Mollepata | Mollepata |
Pucyura | Pucyura |
Zurite | Zurite |
Web links
- Peru: Region Cusco (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú