Chancay District (Huaral)
Chancay District | |||
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The district of Chancay is located on the Pacific coast in the northwest of the province of Huaral (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |||
Country | Peru | ||
region | Lima | ||
province | Huaral | ||
Seat | Chancay | ||
surface | 150.1 km² | ||
Residents | 56,920 (2017) | ||
density | 379 inhabitants per km² | ||
founding | April 16, 1826 | ||
ISO 3166-2 | PE-LIM | ||
Website | www.munichancay.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
politics | |||
Alcaldesa district | Domitila Aurora Dulanto Matsunaka (2019-2022) |
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Pacific coast near Chancay |
Coordinates: 11 ° 34 ′ S , 77 ° 16 ′ W
The Chancay district is one of 12 districts of the province of Huaral in Region Lima in Peru . In the 2017 census, 56,920 people lived on an area of 150.11 km². In 1993 the population was 32,784, in 2007 it was 49,932. The administrative seat is the coastal city of Chancay .
Geographical location
The district stretches along a 25 km stretch of coastline of the Pacific Ocean north of the mouth of the Río Chancay . In the northwest the district borders on the district Huacho (province Huaura ), in the northeast and east on the district Huaral and in the south on the district Aucallama .
Web links
- Municipalidad Distrital de Chancay
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de