Gorgor District
| Gorgor District | |
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 The district of Gorgor is located in the southeast of the province of Cajatambo (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Lima |
| province | Cajatambo |
| Seat | Gorgor |
| surface | 336 km² |
| Residents | 1826 (2017) |
| density | 5.4 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | January 2, 1857 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LIM |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Hugo Diaz Ortega (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 10 ° 37 ′ S , 77 ° 2 ′ W
The district of Gorgor is located in the province of Cajatambo in the Lima region in western Peru . The district was founded on January 2, 1857. It has an area of 336 km². The 2017 census counted 1,826 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1507, in 2007 it was 1826. The district administration is located in the 3074 m high village of Gorgor with 475 inhabitants (as of 2017). Gorgor is 17 km south-southwest of the provincial capital Cajatambo .
Geographical location
The district of Gorgor is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the southeast of the province of Cajatambo. The Río Gorgor, left tributary of the Río Pativilca , crosses the district in a westerly direction and drains the area. In the east, the district extends to the continental divide .
The Gorgor district borders on the Manás district to the west, the Huancapón district to the north-west, the Cajatambo district to the north, the Oyón district ( Oyón province ) to the east and south-east, and the Andajes and Caujul districts (both in the province of Oyón) and in the southwest to the district of Ámbar ( province of Huaura ).
Web links
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de