Huayllabamba District is one of seven districts of the province Urubamba in Peru. The town of Huayllabamba is the capital of the district.[1] In Quechua, "huaylla" means grassy and "bamba" means plain, e.g. "grassy plain." "Bamba" is a variation of the word "pampa."
Huayllabamba
Wayllapampa | |
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 Huayllabamba | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Urubamba |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Huayllabamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Segundo Fortunato Lopez Quispe |
| Area | |
• Total | 102.47 km2 (39.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,866 m (9,403 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,185 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 081303 |
See also
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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.
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