Bolívar District (Bolívar)

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Bolívar district
The district of Bolívar is centrally located in the province of Bolívar (marked in red)
The district of Bolívar is centrally located in the province of Bolívar (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region La Libertad
province BolívarTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Bolívar
surface 736 km²
Residents 4879 (2017)
density 6.6 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 PE-LAL
politics
Alcalde Provincial Odar Sánchez Peche
(2019-2022)

Coordinates: 7 ° 9 ′  S , 77 ° 42 ′  W

The Bolívar District is located in the Bolívar Province in the La Libertad region in western Peru . The district has an area of ​​736 km². The 2017 census counted 4879 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 4554, in 2007 it was 4751. The district administration is located in the provincial capital Bolívar at an altitude of 3129  m with 1703 inhabitants (as of 2017).

Geographical location

The district of Bolívar is located on the east bank of the north-flowing Río Marañón in the center of the province of Bolívar. Its right tributaries Río Chocta and Río Sute (also Río Cujibamba) limit the district in the south and in the northwest. The latter drains the northern part of the district to the west. The Peruvian Central Cordillera runs along the eastern district border with the watershed to the catchment area of the Río Huallaga further east .

The district of Bolívar borders in the southwest with the districts Sitacocha and José Sabogal (both in the province of San Marcos ), in the northwest with the district Ucuncha , in the north with the district Uchumarca , in the east with the district Huicungo ( province Mariscal Cáceres ) and in the south to the Bambamarca district .

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