Quispicanchi Province
| Quispicanchi Province | |
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 Location of the province in the Cusco region |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Cusco |
| Seat | Urcos |
| surface | 7565 km² |
| Residents | 87,430 (2017) |
| density | 12 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CUS |
| Website | www.muniurcos.com (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | Manuel Jesús Sutta Pfocco (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 13 ° 35 ′ S , 71 ° 1 ′ W
The province of Quispicanchi is one of thirteen provinces of the Cusco region in south-central Peru . It has an area of 7565 km². At the 2017 census, there were 87,430 people in the province. In 1993 the population was 75,853, in 2007 it was 82,173. The provincial administration is located in Urcos .
Geographical location
The province of Quispicanchi is located in the Andes , about 30 km east-southeast of the regional capital Cusco . It has a longitudinal extent in the WSW-ONE direction of about 150 km and a maximum width of about 60 km. The area is crossed by the mountain ranges of the Peruvian Eastern Cordillera . The glaciated Cordillera Vilcanota mountain range with the 6384 m high Ausangate runs along the southern provincial border . The eastern part of the province is drained by the Río Araza . The western part of the province forms the headwaters of the Río Paucartambo (Río Yavero).
The province of Quispicanchi borders in the northeast on the province of Paucartambo , in the northeast on the province of Manu ( region Madre de Dios ), in the southeast on the province of Carabaya ( region Puno ), in the southwest on the province of Canchis , in the southwest on the province of Acomayo and in the West to the provinces of Paruro , Cusco and Calca .
Administrative division
The province of Quispicanchi is divided into twelve districts. The Urcos district is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
|---|---|
| Andahuaylillas | Andahuaylillas |
| Camanti | Quincemil |
| Ccarhuayo | Ccarhuayo |
| Ccatca | Ccatcca |
| Cusipata | Cusipata |
| Huaro | Huaro |
| Lucre | Lucre |
| Marcapata | Marcapata |
| Ocongate | Ocongate |
| Oropesa | Oropesa |
| Quiquijana | Quiquijana |
| Urcos | Urcos |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c PERU: Administrative Division - Regions and Provinces . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
