Tambo District (La Mar)

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Tambo District
The district of Tambo is located in the northwest of the province of La Mar (marked in red)
The district of Tambo is located in the northwest of the province of La Mar (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Ayacucho
province La MarTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Tambo
surface 303 km²
Residents 10,667 (2017)
density 35 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 PE-AYA
politics
Alcalde District Alejandro Carlos Ayala Aquino
(2019-2022)
Political party Qatun Tarpuy

Coordinates: 12 ° 57 ′  S , 74 ° 1 ′  W

The Tambo district is located in the La Mar province in the Ayacucho region in south-central Peru . The district has an area of ​​303 km². The 2017 census counted 10,667 residents. In 1993 the population was 11,866, in 2007 17,637. The district administration is located in the small town of Tambo, 3219  m high, with 4052 inhabitants (as of 2017). Tambo is 8 km north-northwest of the provincial capital San Miguel .

Geographical location

The Tambo district is located in the Peruvian Central Cordillera in the northwest of the La Mar province. The area is drained southwards via the Río Torobamba .

The Tambo district is bordered to the southeast by the Santa Rosa district , to the west and northwest by the Uchuraccay and Sivia districts (both in the Huamanga province ) and to the northeast by the Pichari and Kimbiri districts (both in the La Convención province ).

Localities

In addition to the main town, there are the following larger towns in the district:

  • Acco (342 inhabitants)
  • Challhuamayo Bajo (267 inhabitants)
  • Huayao (291 inhabitants)
  • Mahuayura (213 inhabitants)
  • Qarhuapampa (1076 inhabitants)
  • San Salvador de Osna Alta (276 inhabitants)
  • Vicos (227 inhabitants)
  • Vista Alegre (1165 inhabitants)

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