Ayabaca district
| Ayabaca district | ||
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 Ayabaca district is located in the northeast of Ayabaca province (marked in red) |
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| Country | Peru | |
| region | Piura | |
| province | Ayabaca | |
| Seat | Ayabaca | |
| surface | 1550 km² | |
| Residents | 30,852 (2017) | |
| density | 20 inhabitants per km² | |
| founding | January 2, 1857 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PIU | |
| Website | muniayabaca.gob.pe (Spanish) | |
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| Alcalde Provincial | Baldomero Marchena Tacure (2019-2022) |
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| Political party | Fuerza Regional | |
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Coordinates: 4 ° 38 ′ S , 79 ° 43 ′ W
The Ayabaca district is located in the Ayabaca Province in the Piura region in northwestern Peru . The district was founded on January 2, 1857. It has an area of 1549.99 km². At the 2017 census , there were 30,852 residents in the district. In 1993 the population was 23,995, in 2007 24,760. The administrative seat is the provincial capital Ayabaca , situated 1967 m high, with 5985 inhabitants (as of 2017). The Aypate Inca ruins are located 17.5 km east-southeast of Ayabaca.
Geographical location
The Ayabaca district is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the northeast of the Ayabaca province. It has a lengthwise extension in NW-SE direction of about 60 km and a maximum width of about 30 km. The eastern district boundary runs along the continental divide . The area is drained to the northwest via the Río Calvas , the left source river of the Río Macará .
The Ayabaca district borders Ecuador in the north . The Río Calvas and its left source river Río Espindola run along the state border. In the southeast, the Ayabaca district borders on the El Carmen de la Frontera district , in the south on the Pacaipampa district and in the west on the Lagunas , Montero , Sícchez and Jililí districts .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Piura - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
