Andahuaylas
Antawaylla San Pedro de Andahuaylas | |
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 Panorama | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Andahuaylas Location in Peru | |
| Coordinates: 13°39′27″S 73°23′0″W / 13.65750°S 73.38333°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Andahuaylas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Abel Gutierrez Huezo |
| Area | |
• Total | 370.03 km2 (142.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,926 m (9,600 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 42,268 |
• Estimate (2015)[1] | 63,654 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Area code | 83 |
| Website | www.andahuaylas.com |
Andahuaylas (Quechua Antawaylla, anta copper, waylla meadow, "copper meadow"), founded in 1533 as San Pedro de Andahuaylas «La Grande de la Corona» (Spanish for "The Grand [city] of the Crown"),[2] is a Peruvian city. It is the capital of the Andahuaylas Province in the Apurímac Region. It is known as the pradera de los celajes (Spanish for "prairie of colored clouds"). Its approximate population of 42,268 inhabitants (2017 census) makes it the largest city in the region.
- ^ 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 2015-06-03.
- ^ Cardelús, Borja; Guijarro, Timoteo (2013). Cápac Ñan. El gran camino inca (in Spanish). Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Perú. p. 296. ISBN 9789972848711.