Levanto is a district of the province of
Chachapoyas.
History
It was one of the principal centers in the province of Chachapoyas. In 1538
Alonso de Alvarado
Alonso de Alvarado Montaya González de Cevallos y Miranda (1500–1556) was a Spanish conquistador and knight of the Order of Santiago.
He was born at Secadura de Trasmiera.Leon, P., 1998, The Discovery and Conquest of Peru, Chronicles o ...
founded the city of
Chachapoyas, Peru
Chachapoyas () is a city in northern Peru at an elevation of 2,335 meters (7,661 ft). The city has a population of 32,026 people (2017). Situated in the mountains far from the Peruvian coast, Chachapoyas remains fairly isolated from other regi ...
. There are an enormous quantity of archaeological sites, including nine archaeological sites of major importance.
Demographics
According to the census carried out in 1993 and his projection. The district of Levanto has a population of 1,170 inhabitants for 2000 of whom 51% are men and the difference of 49% are women; most of the population is located in the Urban area with 57%; and in Rural area 43%, being his valuation of population growth raised in the order of 2.6%. 58% of the population is under the age of 25.
External links
Levanto district official website
Districts of the Chachapoyas Province
Districts of the Amazonas Region
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