Inkawasi District | |
Native Name: | Distrito de Inkawasi |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Coordinates: | -13.289°N -73.265°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Cusco |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | La Convención |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | November 19, 2014 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Amaybamba |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Inkawasi is one of fourteen districts of the La Convención Province in the Cusco Region of Peru. The district has an area of 773sqkm and a population in 2017 of 4,285. The capital of the district is Amaybamba with a population of 646 in 2017 and located at an elevation of 1768m (5,801feet).[1] [2] Incawasi is in the drainage basin of the Apurimac River, one of the major upstream sources of the Amazon River.
Incawasi was created on November 19, 2014, by Law No. 30265.[3] It is bordered to the north and to the east by the Vilcabamba District of the La Convención Province, to the south by the Huanipaca District of the Abancay Province, and the Pacobamba District of the Andahuaylas Province in the Apurímac Region, and to the west and northwest by the Chungui District of the La Mar Province in the Ayacucho Region. The territory of the Inkawasi District formerly belonged to the Vilcabamba District.[3]
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