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Cachimayo District
District in Cusco, Peru / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the district in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kachimayu.
Cachimayo District is one of nine districts of the province Anta in Peru.[1]
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![]() Cusco as seen from the Cachimayo District north of the town (near Chaypa and the mountain Sirk'a) | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Anta |
Founded | May 15, 1970 |
Capital | Cachimayo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cirilo Quispe La Torre |
Area | |
• Total | 43.28 km2 (16.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,442 m (11,293 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,920 |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 080303 |
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The district is named after the Kachimayu (Quechua for "salt river") which crosses the district from west to east.[2]