Chalamarca district
| Chalamarca district | |
|---|---|
 The Chalamarca district is located in the southeast of the Chota province |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Cajamarca |
| province | Chota |
| Seat | Chalamarca |
| surface | 179.7 km² |
| Residents | 9134 (2017) |
| density | 51 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | May 23, 1995 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CAJ |
| Website | munichalamarca.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Alan Beymer Cubas Campos (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Acción Popular |
Coordinates: 6 ° 30 ′ S , 78 ° 29 ′ W
The Chalamarca district is located in the Chota Province in the Cajamarca region in northwestern Peru . The district was formed on May 23, 1995 from parts of the Paccha district. It has an area of 179.74 km². The 2017 census counted 9134 inhabitants. Ten years earlier the population was 10,539. The seat of the district administration is the 2400 m high village Chalamarca with 721 inhabitants (as of 2017). Chalamarca is located 20 km east-northeast of the provincial capital Chota .
Geographical location
The Chalamarca district is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the southeast of the Chota province. The Río Llaucano, the right source river of the Río Silaco , flows north along the eastern district boundary .
The Chalamarca district borders in the southeast on the Chota district , in the west on the Conchán district , in the north on the Tacabamba district , in the northeast on the Chadín district , in the east on the Paccha district and in the south on the Bambamarca district .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Chota, Province in Cajamarca Region . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved April 10, 2020.