Huancabamba District (Huancabamba)
| Huancabamba District | |
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 The Huancabamba District is located in the central east of the Huancabamba Province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Piura |
| province | Huancabamba |
| Seat | Huancabamba |
| surface | 447.3 km² |
| Residents | 27,599 (2017) |
| density | 62 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | July 28, 1821 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PIU |
| Website | www.munihuancabamba.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | Ismael Huayama Neira (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Partido Democracia Directa |
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Coordinates: 5 ° 14 ′ S , 79 ° 27 ′ W
The Huancabamba District is located in the Huancabamba Province in the Piura region in northwestern Peru . The district was established on July 28, 1821. It has an area of 447.25 km². At the 2017 census , there were 27,599 residents in the district. In 1993 the population was 28,802, in 2007 30,116. The administrative seat is the provincial capital Huancabamba at 1929 m high with 3477 inhabitants (as of 2017).
Geographical location
The Huancabamba District is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the central east of the Huancabamba Province. It has a longitudinal extent in NNW-SSE direction of about 30 km and a maximum width of about 25 km. The western district boundary runs along the continental divide . The Río Huancabamba flows through the district in a southern direction.
The district of Huancabamba borders in the west on the districts Canchaque and Lalaquiz , in the northwest on the district Pacaipampa ( province Ayabaca ), in the northeast on the district El Carmen de la Frontera , in the east on the district Tabaconas ( province San Ignacio ), in the southeast the district of Sóndor and in the south to the district of Sondorillo .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Piura - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
