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Magdalena District, Chachapoyas

Coordinates: 6°21′00″S 77°49′01″W / 6.35000°S 77.81694°W / -6.35000; -77.81694
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Magdalena
Magdalena as seen from the district of Tingo
Magdalena as seen from the district of Tingo
Map
Country Peru
RegionAmazonas
ProvinceChachapoyas
CapitalMagdalena
Government
 • MayorJosé Luis Tenorio Tauma
(2019 - 2022)
Area
 • Total
135.47 km2 (52.31 sq mi)
Elevation
1,980 m (6,500 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
852
 • Density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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Magdalena is a district of the province of Chachapoyas in the Amazonas Region of Peru.

History

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The district was created by the decree of law Nº 7877, signed by the president Óscar R. Benavides.[1]

Geography

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Magdalena is located in the south of the Chachapoyas Province, in the high part of the inter-Andean valley of the river Utcubamba. In the north the district borders with the District of San Isidro of Maino (Chachapoyas) and the District of Levanto (Chachapoyas), in the east with the Rodríguez de Mendoza Province, in the south with the District of The Jalca (Chachapoyas), in the southwest with the District of Saint John of Lopecancha and in the west with the District of Tingo.

Culture

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As with many Peruvians, popular Magdalenan dishes are the cuy, eaten alongside potatoes, the Sancocho and also the Locro.[2]

People from Magdalena celebrating

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://docs.peru.justia.com/federales/leyes/7877-nov-3-1933.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "❯❯❯ SANCOCHADO | Receta Fácil y Deliciosa 3 TIPS". comidasperuanas.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-23.
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6°21′00″S 77°49′01″W / 6.35000°S 77.81694°W / -6.35000; -77.81694