Department of Apurímac

Apurímac
Apurimaq (Quechua)
Location of Apurímac within Peru
CountryPeru
CapitalAbancay
Provinces
Government
 • TypeRegional Government
 • GovernorPercy Godoy Medina
Area
 • Total
20,895.79 km2 (8,067.91 sq mi)
Highest elevation
3,952 m (12,966 ft)
Lowest elevation
2,378 m (7,802 ft)
Population
 • Total
405,759
 • Density19.4182/km2 (50.2930/sq mi)
Demonymapurimeño/a
UBIGEO
03
Dialing code083
ISO 3166 codePE-APU
Principal resourcesFruit, maize, potato, wheat, eucalyptus.
Percentage of Peru's GDP0.42%
Websitewww.regionapurimac.gob.pe

Apurímac (Spanish pronunciation: [apuˈɾimak]) is a department of Peru. Located in the southern-central part of the country, it is bordered on the east by Cuzco, on the west by Ayacucho, and on the south by the Arequipa and Ayacucho. It is administered by a regional government and its capital city is Abancay.