Aymaraes Province
| Aymaraes Province | |||
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 Location of the province in the Apurímac region |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Apurímac | ||
| Seat | Chalhuanca | ||
| surface | 4213 km² | ||
| Residents | 24,307 (2017) | ||
| density | 5.8 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | June 21, 1825 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-APU | ||
| Website | www.muniaymaraes.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde Provincial | José Alberto Argote Cárdenas (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 14 ° 20 ′ S , 73 ° 12 ′ W
The province of Aymaraes is one of seven provinces in the Apurímac administrative region in southern Peru . The province name is derived from the indigenous people of the Aymara .
The province extends over an area of 4213 km². The 2017 census counted 24,307 inhabitants in the province of Aymaraes. Ten years earlier the population was 29,569. The provincial capital is Chalhuanca .
Geographical location
The province of Aymaraes extends over the mountains north of the Cordillera Huanzo mountain range . The middle reaches of the Río Pachachaca and its left tributary Río Chalhuanca flow through the province in a northerly direction.
The province of Aymaraes borders in the west and northwest on the province Andahuaylas , in the northeast on the province Grau , in the southeast on the Antabamba and in the south on the Ayacucho region .
structure
The province of Aymaraes consists of 17 districts. The Chalhuanca district is the seat of the provincial administration.
Web links
- Municipalidad Provincial de Aymaraes - Chalhuanca
- Peru: Region Apurímac (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú