Imperial District
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 The Imperial District is the small district near the Pacific coast in the south of the Cañete Province (marked in red) |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Lima | ||
| province | Cañete | ||
| Seat | Imperial | ||
| surface | 53.2 km² | ||
| Residents | 38,925 (2017) | ||
| density | 732 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | November 15, 1909 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LIM | ||
| Website | muniimperial.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde District | Elías Alcalá Rosas (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 13 ° 3 ′ 38 ″ S , 76 ° 21 ′ 10 ″ W
The Imperial District is located in the Cañete Province of the Lima Region in central western Peru . The district has an area of 53.16 km². In the 2017 census, 38,925 people lived in the district. In 1993 the population was 30,654, in 2007 36,340. The administrative seat is the city of Imperial .
Geographical location
The relatively small Imperial District is located in the central south of the Cañete Province. It has a maximum longitudinal extent in NNW-SSE direction of 12.8 km. The district is located 7 km from the Pacific coast in the coastal plain. The Río Cañete River runs south of the district. The foothills of the Peruvian Western Cordillera rise to the north and east . Irrigated agriculture is practiced in the district.
The Imperial District borders in the extreme northwest on the Cerro Azul district , in the north on the Quilmaná district , in the east on the Nuevo Imperial district , in the south on the San Vicente de Cañete district and in the west on the San Luis district .
Web links
- Municipalidad Distrital de Imperial
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de