Ayaviri
Ayawiri | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Ayaviri panorama | |
  Ayaviri | |
| Coordinates: 14°52′54.56″S 70°35′24.22″W / 14.8818222°S 70.5900611°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Melgar |
| District | Ayaviri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luciano Huahuasoncco Hancco |
| Elevation | 3,907 m (12,818 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2015)[1] | 20,152 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Website | http://www.munimelgar.gob.pe/ |
Ayaviri or Ayawiri (Aymara) is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Melgar in the region Puno.[2] According to the 2007 Peruvian census, Ayaviri has a population of 22,667 people. Local festivities of note include the Festividad de Calendaria on January 24 and the Aniversario de la Provincia on October 25.[3]
- ^ Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 13, 2008
- ^ Government of Peru. "Datos Generales Distrito: Censos 2007" (in Spanish). Gobierno Del Peru. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.