Cerro Azul district
| Cerro Azul district | |||
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 The Cerro Azul district is the third from the south on the Pacific coast of the Cañete province (marked in red) |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Lima | ||
| province | Cañete | ||
| Seat | Cerro Azul | ||
| surface | 105.2 km² | ||
| Residents | 8328 (2017) | ||
| density | 79 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | August 16, 1921 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LIM | ||
| Website | www.municerroazul.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcaldesa district | Terencia Tiofa Córdova de Salazar (2019-2022) |
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| Political party | Cañete Avanza | ||
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Coordinates: 13 ° 1 ′ S , 76 ° 29 ′ W
The Cerro Azul district is located in the Cañete province in the Lima region in central western Peru . The district was established on August 16, 1921. It has an area of 105.17 km². At the 2017 census, there were 8,328 residents in the district. In 1993 the population was 5124, in 2007 6893. The administrative seat is the coastal town of Cerro Azul .
Geographical location
The Cerro Azul district is located on the Pacific coast in the south of the Cañete province. It has a coastline of almost 17 km. In the lowlands in the south of the district, irrigated agriculture is practiced, in the north there is a barren, desert-like mountainous region.
The Cerro Azul district borders the Asia in the north, the Quilmaná and Imperial districts in the east and the San Luis district in the south .
Web links
- Municipalidad Distrital de Cerro Azul
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de