Buenavista Alta district
| Buenavista Alta district | |||
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 Location of the district in the province of Casma |
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| Basic data | |||
| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Ancash | ||
| province | Casma | ||
| Seat | Buenavista Alta | ||
| surface | 476.6 km² | ||
| Residents | 4831 (2017) | ||
| density | 10 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | April 5, 1935 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ANC | ||
| Website | www.munibuenavistaalta.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
| politics | |||
| Alcalde District | Hugo Arturo Pajito Mendoza (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 9 ° 26 ′ S , 78 ° 12 ′ W
The district of Buenavista Alta (alternative spelling: District Buena Vista Alta ) is located in the province of Casma in the Ancash region in the central west of Peru . It has an area of 476.62 km². The 2017 census counted 4831 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3581, in 2007 it was 3937. The administrative seat is the town of Buenavista Alta with 359 inhabitants, located on the left bank of the Río Sechín at an altitude of 216 m (as of 2017).
Geographical location
The Buenavista Alta district is located in the northeast of the Casma province, about 60 km southeast of the port city of Chimbote . It extends over the western foothills of the Cordillera Negra , which belongs to the Peruvian Western Cordillera . The Pacific coast is 11 miles away. The river Río Sechín, a right tributary of the Rìo Casma , flows through the district in a predominantly southwestern direction. Irrigated agriculture is practiced along the course of the river. Otherwise the landscape consists of desert vegetation. The national road 14A from Casma via Yaután to Huaraz runs past Buenavista Alta, the administrative center of the district.
In the north, the Buenavista Alta district borders on the province of Santa , in the east on the province of Yungay , in the southeast on the district of Yaután and in the southwest and west on the district of Casma .
Web links
- Municipalidad Distrital de Buenavista Alta
- Peru: Region Ancash (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de