Machupicchu District

Machupicchu is one of seven districts of the Urubamba Province in . The village of Machupicchu is the seat or capital of the district.
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  • Type: Locality with 5,080 residents
  • Description: district in Cusco, Peru
  • Also known as: “Distrito de Macchupicchu” and “Distrito de Machu Picchu”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights: Runkuraqay.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aguas Calientes.

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is a small town at the bottom of the…

Machupicchu District

Latitude
-13.2015° or 13° 12′ 5″ south
Longitude
-72.5002° or 72° 30′ 1″ west
Population
5,080
Elevation
3,454 metres (11,332 feet)
Open location code
57R9QFXX+CW
Geo­Names ID
8350009
Wiki­data ID
Q2702856
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Urdu—“Machupicchu District” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: “Machu Pikchu jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
  • Catalan: “districte de Machupicchu”
  • Cebuano: “Machupicchu”
  • Chinese: “馬丘比丘區”
  • Dutch: “Machupicchu District”
  • Dutch: “Machupicchu”
  • French: “District de Machu Picchu”
  • French: “district de Machupicchu”
  • Galician: “Distrito de Machupicchu”
  • Georgian: “მაჩუპიქჩუს რაიონი”
  • German: “Distrikt Machupicchu”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Machupicchu”
  • Japanese: “マチュピチュ地区”
  • Portuguese: “Machupicchu”
  • Quechua: “Machu Pikchu distritu”
  • Russian: “Мачупикчу”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Machupicchu”
  • Urdu: “ماچوپیکچو ضلع”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pampajahua and Machupicchu.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cerro Runcuracay and Pakaymayu.

Peru: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Lima and Machu Picchu.

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