Abancay
Abancay | |
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Town | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Motto: El Eterno Valle Primaveral (The Eternal Springtime Valley) | |
Abancay Location of the city of Abancay in Peru | |
| Coordinates: 13°38′S 72°53′W / 13.633°S 72.883°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Apurímac Region |
| Province | Abancay Province |
| Established | 1540 |
| Town | 1873[1] |
| City | 1874[1] |
| Elevation | 2,377 m (7,799 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2015)[2] | 58,741 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Website | Abancay Municipal Website |
Abancay is a city in Peru. It is the capital of Apurímac Region.
Location
Abancay is located at an elevation of 2,377 metres (7,799 ft) above sea level in the southern Peruvian Andes, above the Pachachaca River, and straddles the Marino River.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hoiberg 1993, p. 7
- ↑ Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. March 2012. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
Further reading
- Ferrufino, Guillermo Vidalegut (1994). Alma y Rostro de Abancay [Face and soul of Abancay]. Abancay: IRAL SRL. OCLC 54644778.
- Hoiberg, Dale, ed. (1993). "Abancay". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. ISBN 0-85229-961-3. LCCN 2002113989.
Other websites
- Abancay travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipalidad de Abancay
- Universidad Tecnológica de los Andes
- Universidad Nacional Micaela Bastidas de Apurimac
- World Gazetteer Archived 2013-08-28 at the Wayback Machine