Huaura District
| Huaura District | |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Lima |
| province | Huaura |
| Seat | Huaura |
| surface | 484.4 km² |
| Residents | 34,764 (2017) |
| density | 72 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | August 6, 1936 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LIM |
| Website | munihuaura.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Jacinto Romero Trujillo (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 11 ° 3 ′ S , 77 ° 33 ′ W
The Huaura district is located in the Huaura Province in the north of the Lima region in the central west of Peru . The district has an area of 484.43 km². At the 2017 census, 34,764 people lived in the district. In 1993 the population was 24,615, in 2007 31,212. The administrative seat is the city of Huaura .
Geographical location
The Huaura district is located on the north bank of the Río Huaura . It extends in the west to the Pacific coast , in the east over 30 km inland to the foothills of the Peruvian Western Cordillera . In the northeast the district extends to the river valley of the Río Supe . Irrigated agriculture is practiced in the lowlands.
Web links
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de