Catacaos

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Catacaos
Coordinates: 5 ° 16 ′  S , 80 ° 41 ′  W
Map: Peru
marker
Catacaos
Catacaos on the map of Peru
Basic data
Country Peru
region Piura
province Piura
Residents 44,124  (2017)
City insignia
Bandera Catacaos.jpg
Escudo Catacaos.png
Detailed data
height 28  m
Waters Piura River
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency José Luis Muñoz Vera
(2019-2022)
Website municatacaos.gob.pe
Catacaos Administration Building
Catacaos Administration Building
Iglesia San Juan Bautista
Iglesia San Juan Bautista

Catacaos is a city in the Piura Province in the Piura region of northwest Peru . In the 2017 census, the population was 44,124. 10 years earlier this was 44,797. The city is the administrative seat of the district of the same name . Irrigated agriculture is practiced in the vicinity of the city.

Geographical location

Catacaos is located in the arid coastal desert of northwestern Peru at an altitude of 28  m . The small town is located 10 km southwest of the city center of the metropolis Piura on the eastern bank of the Río Piura . The city is counted in the metropolitan area of ​​Piura. The national road 1N leads east past Catacaos.

Individual evidence

  1. a b PERU: Region Piura - Provinces & Places . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

Web links

Commons : Catacaos  - collection of images, videos and audio files