Camporredondo district
| Camporredondo district | |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Amazon |
| province | Luya |
| Seat | Camporredondo |
| surface | 376 km² |
| Residents | 6473 (2017) |
| density | 17 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | November 3, 1933 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-AMA |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Ceiber Albert Lozano Vásquez (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 6 ° 13 ′ S , 78 ° 19 ′ W
The Camporredondo district is one of 23 districts in the Luya Province in the Amazonas region of northern Peru . The district has an area of 219 km². In the 2017 census, the population was 6,473. In 1993 it was 4907, in 2007 it was 6,076.
Originally Camporredondo was called Cocochillo . In 1934, when Camporredondo was upgraded to the district capital, it changed its name to Camporredondo , in honor of the Peruvian politician Don José Braulio de Camporredondo (1783-1837), Peruvian interim president in 1833 , who came from the Amazon . The capital Camporredondo is also home to the headquarters of the Camporredondo parish.
Geographical location
In the north, the Camporredondo district borders on the Conila district , in the east on the Ocallí district , in the south on the Providencia district and in the south-west on the Chimban district .
Sons and Daughters of Camporredondo
- Federico Kauffman Doig was born in Chiclayo , but spent part of his childhood in Camporredondo. He works as a historian and archaeologist and is one of the greatest figures in the exploration of Kuelap . He was also the Peruvian ambassador to Germany.
- César Olano Aguilar is the current Rector of Alas Peruanas Private University . He was also active for APRA in the 1980s .
Web links
- Peru: Amazonas region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de