Inkawasi District Explained

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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Notes and References

  1. "Cusco Region," https://www.citypopulation.de/php/peru-cusco.php, accessed 21 Jul 2019
  2. Google Earth
  3. El Peruano, Normas Legales, Miercoles 19 de Noviembre de 2014, Ley No. 30265