Ihuarí district
Ihuarí district | |
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The district of Ihuarí is located in the north of the province of Huaral (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Lima |
province | Huaral |
Seat | Ihuarí |
surface | 474 km² |
Residents | 2253 (2017) |
density | 4.8 inhabitants per km² |
founding | February 12, 1821 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-LIM |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Felix Hernan Choque Jacobo (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 11 ° 11 ′ S , 76 ° 57 ′ W
The Ihuarí district is located in the province of Huaral in Region Lima in Peru . The district was founded on February 12, 1821. It has an area of 474 km². The 2017 census counted 2253 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 3235, in 2007 it was 2671. The administrative seat is the 2822 m high village of Ihuarí with 456 inhabitants (as of 2017). Ihuarí is 44 km northeast of the provincial capital Huaral .
Geographical location
The district of Ihuarí is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the north of the Huaral province. The northwest is drained via the Río Chica to the Río Huaura . The extreme east and south belong to the catchment area of the Río Chancay . In the extreme south, the district extends to the Río Chancay.
The district Ihuarí bordered on the southwest by the District Huaral , to the west by the district Sayán ( huaura province ), on the north by the district Leoncio Prado (also in the province of Huaura), to the east by the districts Veintisiete de Noviembre and Lampián and in the extreme South to the district of Sumbilca .
Localities
In addition to the main town, there are the following larger towns in the district:
- Huachinga
- Ñaupay (281 inhabitants)
- Otec (243 inhabitants)
Web links
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú