| Ayapata | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Carabaya |
| Capital | Ayapata |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Javier Grimaldo Pariapaza Arraya |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,091.61 km2 (421.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,475 m (11,401 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 6,820 |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 210303 |
Ayapata District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru. [1]
The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total.
Carabaya Province is a province of the Puno Region in the southern part of Peru. It is bounded on the north by the Madre de Dios Region, on the east by the Sandia Province, on the south by the provinces of Azángaro, Melgar and Putina and on the west by the Cusco Region. The capital of the province is the city of Macusani.
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.
