Chaupimarca District

Chaupimarca
Chawpimarka
District
Mining activities in Cerro de Pasco, the capital of the Chaupimarca district and the Pasco Region
Country  Peru
Region Pasco
Province Pasco
Founded November 27, 1944
Capital Cerro de Pasco
Area
  Total 6.66 km2 (2.57 sq mi)
Elevation 4,338 m (14,232 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 29,101
  Density 4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 190101

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]

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Coordinates: 10°41′00″S 76°15′18″W / 10.6834°S 76.2549°W / -10.6834; -76.2549

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