Chilca District (Huancayo)
| Chilca district | |
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 Location of the district in Huancayo Province |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Junín |
| province | Huancayo |
| Seat | Chilca |
| surface | 26.8 km² |
| Residents | 91,851 (2017) |
| density | 3427 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | May 2, 1957 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-JUN |
| Website | www.munichilca.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Luis Carlos De la Cruz Sullca (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Movimiento Político Regional Perú Libre |
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Coordinates: 12 ° 5 ′ 12 ″ S , 75 ° 12 ′ 30 ″ W
The Chilca district is located in the Huancayo province of the Junín region in central western Peru . The district was established on May 2, 1957. It has an area of 26.8 km². At the 2017 census, 21,573 people lived in the district. In 1993 the population was 60,466, in 2007 77,392. The administrative seat is the eponymous city of Chilca at an altitude of 3275 m , which is virtually congruent with the district.
Geographical location
The district of Chilca is located in the south of the metropolitan area of the provincial and regional capital Huancayo and borders directly on the city and the district of Huancayo in the north . It has a maximum lengthwise extension in SW-NE direction of almost 11 km. The Río Mantaro flows south along the western district boundary. The district lies in a plain of the Andean highlands , which is flanked in the east by the foothills of the Peruvian Central Cordillera . In the southeast, the district of Chilca borders on the districts of Sapallanga and Huancán , in the west on the districts of Tres de Diciembre and Huamancaca Chico (both in the province of Chupaca ).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Peru: Junín Region - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
