Yucay District
| Yucay District | |
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 The Yucay district is located in the east of the Urubamba province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Cusco |
| province | Urubamba |
| Seat | Yucay |
| surface | 23.8 km² |
| Residents | 3342 (2017) |
| density | 140 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | September 9, 1905 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CUS |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Leocadio Madera Guardanaula (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 13 ° 19 ′ 18 ″ S , 72 ° 5 ′ 1 ″ W.
The Yucay District is located in the Urubamba Province of the Cusco Region in south-central Peru . The district was founded on September 9, 1905. It has an area of 32.8 km². The 2017 census counted 3342 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 2880, in 2007 it was 3101. The district administration is located in the 2858 m high small town of Yucay with 3267 inhabitants (as of 2017). Yucay is 4 km east-southeast of the provincial capital Urubamba .
Geographical location
The district of Yucay is located on the north bank of the west-flowing Río Urubamba in the east of the province of Urubamba.
The Yucay district is bordered to the west by the district Urubamba , in the northeast on the district Calca ( province Calca ) and to the east and the south by the district Huayllabamba .
Web links
- Peru: Region Cusco (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú