Magdalena District, Chachapoyas

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Magdalena
District
Magdalena chachapoyas amazonas peru.jpg
Magdalena as seen from the district of Tingo
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Amazonas
Province Chachapoyas
Capital Magdalena
Government
 •  Mayor José Luis Tenorio Tauma
(2019 - 2022)
Area
 • Total135.47 km2 (52.31 sq mi)
Elevation
1,980 m (6,500 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total852
 • Density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 010112

Magdalena is a district of the province of Chachapoyas in the Amazonas Region of Peru.

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History

The district was created by the decree of law Nº 7877, signed by the president Óscar R. Benavides. [1]

Geography

Magdalena is located in the south of the Chachapoyas Province, in the high part of the inter-Andean valley of the river Utcubamba. In the north the district borders with the District of San Isidro of Maino (Chachapoyas) and the District of Levanto (Chachapoyas), in the east with the Rodríguez de Mendoza Province, in the south with the District of The Jalca (Chachapoyas), in the southwest with the District of Saint John of Lopecancha and in the west with the District of Tingo.

Culture

As with many Peruvians, popular Magdalenan dishes are the cuy, eaten alongside potatoes, the Sancocho and also the Locro. [2]

People from Magdalena celebrating Fiestaspatronales magdalena chachapoyas amazonas peru.jpg
People from Magdalena celebrating

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References

  1. ↑ https://docs.peru.justia.com/federales/leyes/7877-nov-3-1933.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  2. ↑ "❯❯❯ SANCOCHADO | Receta Fácil y Deliciosa + 3 TIPS". comidasperuanas.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-23.

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