Chaupimarca District

Chaupimarca (hispanicized spelling from Quechua Chawpimarka, chawpi central, middle, marka village, "central village") is one of thirteen districts of the province Pasco in Peru.[1]

Chaupimarca
Chawpimarka
Mining activities in Cerro de Pasco, the capital of the Chaupimarca district and the Pasco Region
Mining activities in Cerro de Pasco, the capital of the Chaupimarca district and the Pasco Region
Country Peru
RegionPasco
ProvincePasco
FoundedNovember 27, 1944
CapitalCerro de Pasco
Area
  Total6.66 km2 (2.57 sq mi)
Elevation
4,338 m (14,232 ft)
Population
  Total29,101
  Density4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO190101

References

10.6834°S 76.2549°W / -10.6834; -76.2549

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