Chinchaypujio District

Chinchaypujio
Chinchay Pukyu
Flag of Chinchaypujio
Chinchaypujio is located in Peru
Chinchaypujio
Chinchaypujio
Map of Chinchaypujio and its 9 communities with the Apurimac River in the Cusco Region
Coordinates: 13°37′48.2″S 72°13′58.6″W / 13.630056°S 72.232944°W / -13.630056; -72.232944
Country Peru
RegionCusco
Province Anta
FoundedOctober 1, 1941
CapitalChinchay Pukyu
Government
 • Mayor (Alcalde)Franklin Estrada Gallegos
Area
 • Total390.58 km2 (150.80 sq mi)
Elevation
3,105 m (10,187 ft)
Population
 • Total5,521
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080304
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/Municipalidad-Distrital-de-Chinchaypujio-367758549965836/

Chinchaypujio (from Quechua Chinchay Pukyu, "Oncilla Spring"; colloquially "Chincha") is one of nine districts of the Anta Province in Peru and about 2 hours outside of Cusco.[1] Its capital, Chinchaypujio, hosts a weekly market (Mercado Ferial de Chinchaypujio)[2] as well as the regional government. The district is home to 9 communities: Chinchaypujio, Ocra, Paucarccoto, Parcotica, Waccahualla, Huancancalla, Sumaru, Pantipata and Huamumayo.[3] In its southernmost part, the Apurímac River crosses the district; a major trade road connecting the Cuzco Department with the Department of Apurímac crosses through the entire district from north to south.[4]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ "Ocra Andean People". Quechua Trips. Archived from the original on 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  3. ^ "Municipalidad de Chinchaypujio obtuvo primer lugar en concurso sobre Salvaguardia del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial – Arqueología del Perú | Historia, Turismo, Arte Inca, Prehispánico, Pre-Inca" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  4. ^ Gestión, Redacción (2016-01-13). "Concar se adjudicó buena pro de corredor vial Mollepuquio – Chalhuahuacho | Economía". Gestión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-18.