Oropesa District, Quispicanchi

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Oropesa
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Oropesa District as seen from Tipon
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Quispicanchi
Capital Oropesa
Government
   Mayor Mario Samanez Yáñez
Area
  Total 74.44 km2 (28.74 sq mi)
Elevation 3,116 m (10,223 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 6,209
  Density 83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081211

The Oropesa District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Its capital is the town of Oropesa.

Districts of Peru third level administrative subdivision of Peru

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.

Quispicanchi Province Province in Cusco, Peru

Quispicanchi Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

Peru republic in South America

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.

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Pachatusan at 4,842 m (15,886 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [1]

Pachatusan mountain in Peru

Pachatusan is a mountain northeast of the city of Cusco in the Andes of Peru, about 4,842 metres (15,886 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, San Salvador District, in the Cusco Province, in the districts San Jerónimo and Saylla, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Oropesa District. It is situated on the western bank of the Vilcanota River, beside the mountain Huaypun in the south-east. Pachatusan lies above the sanctuary of San Salvador named Señor de Huanca.

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Huaypun mountain in Peru

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  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cusco Province (Cusco Region)

Coordinates: 13°35′47″S71°45′55″W / 13.5964°S 71.7654°W / -13.5964; -71.7654

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