District of Frías
| District of Frías | |||
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 The district of Frías is located in the southwest of the province of Ayabaca (marked in red) |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Piura | ||
| province | Ayabaca | ||
| Seat | Frías | ||
| surface | 568.8 km² | ||
| Residents | 19,896 (2017) | ||
| density | 35 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | January 2, 1825 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PIU | ||
| Website | munifrias.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
| politics | |||
| Alcalde District | Manuel Ricardo Cordova García (2019-2022) |
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| Political party | Movimiento Independiente Fuerza Regional | ||
Coordinates: 4 ° 56 ′ S , 79 ° 57 ′ W
The district of Frías is located in the province of Ayabaca in the region of Piura in northwestern Peru . The district was founded on January 2, 1825. It has an area of 568.81 km². In the 2017 census , 19,896 people lived in the district. In 1993 the population was 20,338, in 2007 23,005. The administrative center is the small town of Frías at an altitude of 1650 m with 2000 inhabitants (as of 2017). Frías is about 40 km southwest of the provincial capital Ayabaca .
Geographical location
The district of Frías is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the southwest of the Ayabaca province. It has a lengthwise extension in NW-SE direction of almost 40 km and a maximum width of about 22 km. The continental divide runs east of the district. The area is drained to the southwest towards the Río Piura .
The district of Frías borders in the north on the districts Sapillica and Lagunas , in the northeast on the district Pacaipampa , in the southeast on the district Santo Domingo , in the southwest on the district Chulucanas and in the west on the district Tambogrande .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Piura - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
