Echarate District

Echarate District (or Echarati) is one of fourteen districts of the province La Convención in Peru. The town of Echarte, near the Urubamba River, is the capital of the district. In 2016, part of Echarte district was incorporated into the newly-created Megantoni District.[1]

Echarate
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceLa Convención
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalEcharate or Ercharti
Area
  Total10,576 km2 (4,083 sq mi)
Elevation
1,162 m (3,812 ft)
Population
 (2017 census)
  Total23,214
  Density2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080902

See also

References

  1. "La Convencion," . accessed 16 July 2019

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