Machupicchu District

Machupicchu Machu Pikchu
District
The archaeological site of Machu Pikchu in the Machupicchu District
Coat of arms
Machupicchu Location of Machupicchu in the Urubamba province
Coordinates: 13.1547°S 72.5253°W / -13.1547; -72.5253
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Urubamba
Founded	October 1, 1941
Capital	Machupicchu
Government
• Mayor	Elvis La Torre (2023-2026)
Area
• Total	271.44 km^2 (104.80 sq mi)
Elevation	2,060 m (6,760 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	5,347
• Density	20/km^2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	081304

Machupicchu (from Quechua Machu Pikchu,[1] "old peak")[2] is one of seven districts of the Urubamba Province in Peru.[3] The village of Machupicchu is the seat or capital of the district.[4]

Geography

The Urupampa and Willkapampa mountain ranges traverse the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[5]

• K'urkur Urqu
• Phutuq K'usi
• P'allqay
• Sallqantay
• Tunki Urqu
• Wayna Pikchu

See also

• Kusichaka River
• Machu Pikchu
• Machu Q'inti
• Pakaymayu
• Patallaqta
• Runkuraqay
• Warmi Wañusqa
• Wayna Q'inti

References

1. Nonato Rufino Chuquimamani Valer, Carmen Gladis Alosilla Morales, Victoria Choque Valer: Qullaw Qichwapa Simi Qullqan. Lima, 2014 p. 70
2. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua.
3. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
4. spij.minjus.gob.pe Ley 9396 (Law 9396 of October 1, 1941) (in Spanish): "... El nuevo distrito que se crea por la presente ley se denominará Machupicchu y tendrá por capital la población de este nombre que se ha formado alrededor de la actual Estación de Machupicchu. ..."
5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region)