Chincheros Province
Chincheros Province | |||
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![]() Location of the province in the Apurímac region |
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Country | Peru | ||
region | Apurímac | ||
Seat | Chincheros | ||
surface | 1242 km² | ||
Residents | 45,247 (2017) | ||
density | 36 inhabitants per km² | ||
ISO 3166-2 | PE-APU | ||
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Alcalde Provincial | Nilo Guillermo Najarro Rojas (2019-2022) |
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Ocobamba |
Coordinates: 13 ° 28 ′ S , 73 ° 40 ′ W
The province of Chincheros is located in the northwest of the administrative region Apurímac in southern Peru . The province extends over an area of 1242 km². The 2017 census counted 45,247 inhabitants in the Chincheros province. Ten years earlier the population was 51,583. The provincial capital is Chincheros .
Geographical location
The province of Chincheros is located in the mountains of the Peruvian Central Cordillera . It is surrounded in the west and northeast by the Río Pampas , a left tributary of the Río Apurímac .
The province of Chincheros borders the Ayacucho region to the west and northeast and the Andahuaylas province to the southeast .
Administrative division
The province of Chincheros consists of 11 districts. The Chincheros district is the seat of the provincial administration.
District | Administrative headquarters |
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Anco Huallo | Uripa |
Chincheros | Chincheros |
Cocharcas | Cocharcas |
El Porvenir | San Pedro de Huamburque |
Huaccana | Huaccana |
Los Chankas | Río Blanco |
Ocobamba | Ocobamba |
Ongoy | Ongoy |
Ranracancha | Ranracancha |
Rocchacc | Rocchacc |
Uranium marca | Uranium marca |
Web links
- Peru: Region Apurímac (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de