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Abancay

South America

Abancay is the capital of Peru's Apurimac Region and of Abancay Province, in the south-central Andes at an elevation of about 2,377 meters. Its name comes from Quechua words meaning either lily or weaving place, and the city is known locally as the Eternal Springtime Valley for its mild year-round climate. Spanish colonists founded it in 1572 as Santiago de los Reyes de Abancay, and it later hosted the Battle of Abancay between the conquistadors Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro. The 2017 census recorded a population of 72,277, and the city's economy includes agriculture, sugar milling, and copper mining.

Facts
Population
72,277 1
Founding Year
1540 1
Population Estimate Year
2017 1
Elevation (m)
2377 1
Latitude
13.633333 degrees south 1
Longitude
72.883333 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 4
Sources
1. Abancay (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: population_total
    72277
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2017 census
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    2377
  • Infobox: established_date
    1540
  • Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, coordinates field (coord template 13|38|S, converted from degrees/minutes to decimal, southern hemisphere negative)
  • Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, coordinates field (coord template 72|53|W, converted from degrees/minutes to decimal, western hemisphere negative)
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -13.6333,-72.8833
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 2408.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -13.75, -72.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -13.75, -72.75
-13.75 -72.75 Cfc
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4. GeoNames: Abancay - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3948642
Quote, cities500 record 3948642
-13.63426 -72.8838 P PPLA PE 03 0301 030101 72277 2629 America/Lima
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