| Chaupimarca Chawpimarka | |
|---|---|
| District | |
Mining activities in Cerro de Pasco, the capital of the Chaupimarca district and the Pasco Region | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Pasco |
| Province | Pasco |
| Founded | November 27, 1944 |
| Capital | Cerro de Pasco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.66 km2 (2.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,338 m (14,232 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 29,101 |
| • Density | 4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 190101 |
Chaupimarca (hispanicized spelling from Quechua Chawpimarka, chawpi central, middle, marka village, "central village") is one of thirteen districts of the province Pasco 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.
The Pasco Province is one of the three provinces that make up the Pasco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city Cerro de Pasco.
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.
