Andahuaylas
Sign in to saveAndahuaylas (Quechua Antawaylla, anta copper, waylla meadow, "copper meadow"), founded in 1533 as San Pedro de Andahuaylas «La Grande de la Corona» (Spanish for "The Grand [city] of the Crown"), is a Peruvian city. It is the capital of the Andahuaylas Province in the Apurímac Region. It is known as the pradera de los celajes (Spanish for "prairie of colored clouds"). Its approximate population of 42,268 inhabitants (2017 census) makes it the largest city in the region.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 3 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Andahuaylas is referenced by 101 other articles, and connects out to Apurímac Department, Spanish and Peru.
It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in the Department of Apurímac.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Locality
- Andahuaylas
- Region
- Apurímac
- Country
- Perú
- Population
- 17,444
- Timezone
- America/Lima
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Andahuaylas
- Settlement.other_name
- San Pedro de Andahuaylas
- Settlement.native_name
- Antawaylla
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Andahuaylas -2025.35.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Panorama
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera Andahuaylas.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 80px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo_de_Andahuaylas.png
- Settlement.shield_size
- 80px
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Peru
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Peru
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Apurímac
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Andahuaylas
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- andahuaylino
- Population
- 42268
- Area
- 370.03
- Elevation
- 2926
- Image
- Andahuaylas panoramic view.jpg
- Dialing code
- 83
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- Commons category
- Andahuaylas
- P12749
- Herten
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Pre-columbian era
- Colonial era
- Republican era
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Transportation
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
- Journal of Andahuaylas
Andahuaylas (Quechua Antawaylla, anta copper, waylla meadow, "copper meadow"), founded in 1533 as San Pedro de Andahuaylas «La Grande de la Corona» (Spanish for "The Grand [city] of the Crown"), is a Peruvian city. It is the capital of the Andahuaylas Province in the Apurímac Region. It is known as the pradera de los celajes (Spanish for "prairie of colored clouds"). Its approximate population of 42,268 inhabitants (2017 census) makes it the largest city in the region.
== History ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Andahuaylas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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