Huayopata
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.jpg) The road from the Sacred Valley to Huayopata, coming down from Abra Malaga (Pass), 4,333 metres (14,216 ft) in elevation. | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cuzco |
| Province | La Convención |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Huyro population: 1,619 (as of 2017) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 524.02 km2 (202.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation , Huyro | 1,650 m (5,410 ft) |
| Population (2017 census) | |
| • Total | 4,773 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080903 |
Huayopata District is one of fourteen districts of the province La Convención in Peru.[1] Huyro, the capital of the district had a population of 1,619 in 2017. Nearby Amaybamba (not to be confused with the town of the same name in Inkawasi District) had a population of 663. The Peruvian government's estimate of the 2017 population of the district was 4,773 of which 77 percent of the population over 12 years of age belonged to what it defined as the Quechua ethnic group.[2]
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ "Huaypata," [1], accessed 26 May 2019