Charat District
| Charat District | |
|---|---|
 The Charat district is centrally located in the Otuzco Province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | La Libertad |
| province | Otuzco |
| Seat | Charat |
| surface | 65.8 km² |
| Residents | 2626 (2017) |
| density | 40 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | May 14, 1876 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LAL |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Eddy Alexis Alfaro Garcia (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 7 ° 49'26 " S , 78 ° 26'53" W.
The Charat district is located in the Otuzco Province in the La Libertad region in western Peru . The district was founded on May 14, 1876. It has an area of 65.8 km². The 2017 census counted 2,626 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3598, in 2007 it was 3095. The district administration is located in the 2268 m high village of Charat with 203 inhabitants (as of 2017). Charat is located 15 km northeast of the provincial capital Otuzco .
Geographical location
The Charat district is centrally located in the Otuzco province. Along the northern district boundary , the Río Chicama (in the upper reaches of the Rio Grande) runs to the west.
The district Charat bordered on the west by the district Otuzco , the north by the district Huaranchal and to the east and the south by the district Usquil .
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- Callancas (575 inhabitants)
- Chacliandas
- Congoy
- Cungunday
- Júlgueda
- La Florida
- La Ramada
- Sañumás
- Tantaday
- Yacat
Web links
- Peru: Region La Libertad (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú