Leimebamba District

Leimebamba
Football field of Leimebamba from the stairs that rise to the museum
Country Peru
RegionAmazonas
ProvinceChachapoyas
Founded3 May 1955
CapitalLeimebamba
Government
  MayorLaynes Silva Vigo
Area
  Total
373.14 km2 (144.07 sq mi)
Elevation
2,158 m (7,080 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total
3,620
  Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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Leimebamba (or Leymebamba) is a district of the province of Chachapoyas, located in the northern Peruvian department of Amazonas, in the valley of the Utcubamba River, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Chachapoyas.