Oxapampa District is one of eight districts of Oxapampa Province, one of three provinces in Pasco Department in Peru. The town of Oxapampa is in the district and is the capital of the province. The population of the province was 16,565 in 2017 of which more than 14,000 lived in the town of Oxapampa. [1]
Oxapampa
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Country | Peru |
Region | Pasco |
Province | Oxapampa |
Founded | May 14, 1876 |
Capital | Oxapampa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Juan Carlos La Torre Moscoso |
Area | |
• Total | 982.04 km2 (379.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,814 m (5,951 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 16,565 |
• Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 190301 |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1993 | 12,826 | — |
2007 | 14,190 | +10.6% |
2017 | 16,565 | +16.7% |
2020 (est) | 17,255 | +4.2% |
Source: Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, Peru |
Places of interest
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edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.