Paucartambo Province
| Paucartambo Province | ||
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 Location of the province in the Cusco region |
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| Country | Peru | |
| region | Cusco | |
| Seat | Paucartambo | |
| surface | 6295 km² | |
| Residents | 42,504 (2017) | |
| density | 6.8 inhabitants per km² | |
| founding | June 21, 1825 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CUS | |
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| Alcalde Provincial | Edgar Mamani Quispe (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 13 ° 18 ′ S , 71 ° 36 ′ W
The Paucartambo Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco region in south-central Peru . It has an area of 6295 km². At the 2017 census there were 42,504 people in the province. In 1993 the population was 40,696, in 2007 45,877. The provincial administration is located in Paucartambo .
Geographical location
The province of Paucartambo is located in the Andes , about 30 km east-northeast of the regional capital Cusco . It has a longitudinal extent in NNW-SSE direction of about 114 km and a maximum width of about 75 km. The area is crossed by the mountain ranges of the Peruvian Eastern Cordillera . In the extreme southeast is the glaciated mountain range of the 5522 m high Jolljepunco (also Colquepunco). The northeast of the province is drained via the Río Alto Madre de Dios . The Río Paucartambo (Río Yavero) flows through the southwest of the province in a north-northwest direction.
The province of Paucartambo borders in the north and northeast on the province of Manu ( region Madre de Dios ), in the southeast on the province Quispicanchi , in the southwest on the province Acomayo and in the west on the province of Calca .
Administrative division
The province of Paucartambo is divided into six districts. The district of Paucartambo is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Caicay | Caicay |
| Challabamba | Challabamba |
| Colquepata | Colquepata |
| Huancarani | Huancarani |
| Kosñipata | Pilcopata |
| Paucartambo | Paucartambo |
Web links
- Peru: Region Cusco (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú