Abancay
Sign in to saveAbancay (from Quechua language: Hamanqay, Amanqay, or Amankay, meaning lily), founded in 1572 as Santiago de los Reyes de Abancay, is a city in southern-central Peru. It is the capital of both the Apurímac Region and the Abancay Province, and serves an important cultural, economic, and political role in Apurímac.
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Place details
- Locality
- Abancay
- Region
- Apurímac
- Country
- Perú
- Population
- 72,277
- Timezone
- America/Lima
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Abancay
- Settlement.native_name
- Santiago de los Reyes de Abancay
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.flag_size
- 100px
- Settlement.image_seal
- COA Abancay Province in Apurímac Region.png
- Settlement.seal_size
- 80px
- Settlement.motto
- El Eterno Valle Primaveral (The Eternal Springtime Valley)
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the city of Abancay in Peru
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Peru
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Apurímac
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
Key dates
- Inception
- 1540
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Abancay
- Demonym
- abanquino
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Abancay District
- Population
- +51462
- Elevation
- +2500
- Capital of
- Abancay District
- Image
- Plaza de Armas de Abancay.JPG
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Abancay (from Quechua language: Hamanqay, Amanqay, or Amankay, meaning lily), founded in 1572 as Santiago de los Reyes de Abancay, is a city in southern-central Peru. It is the capital of both the Apurímac Region and the Abancay Province, and serves an important cultural, economic, and political role in Apurímac.
== Name == The origin of the word Abancay might have two possible explanations: It is a transliteration to Spanish of the Quechuan word amancay, meaning lily. It originates from the Quechuan awanqay, meaning weaving place, which is the version proposed by Rodolfo Cerrón Palomino, a Peruvian linguist.