Irázola district
| Irázola district | |
|---|---|
 Location of the district (marked in red) in the Ucayali region |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ucayali |
| province | Padre Abad |
| Seat | San Alejandro |
| surface | 2090 km² |
| Residents | 10,214 (2017) |
| density | 4.9 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | June 1, 1982 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-UCA |
| Website | muniirazola.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Jorge Luis Villarreal Duran (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 8 ° 50 ′ S , 75 ° 13 ′ W
The Irázola district is located in the Padre Abad Province in the Ucayali region in northeastern Peru . The district was established on June 1, 1982. The district was named after Francisco Irázola (1869-1945), a Spanish clergyman and explorer of the “Selva Central” region. It has an area of 2090 km². The 2017 census counted 10,214 residents. The district administration is based in the small town of San Alejandro with 6,158 inhabitants (as of 2017) , located 220 m high on the Río San Alejandro . San Alejandro is 40 km northeast of the provincial capital Aguaytía .
Geographical location
The Irázola district is located in the southeast of the Padre Abad province. The Río Aguaytía, a right tributary of the Río Aguaytía , crosses the district in a northerly direction. The district lies on the western edge of the Amazon basin .
The IRAZOLA district is bordered to the west by the district Padre Abad , on the north by the district Curimaná , in the northeast to the districts Neshuya and Alexander von Humboldt , in the southeast on the districts Tournavista and Puerto Inca (both in the province of Puerto Inca ) and in the south to the district of Codo del Pozuzo (also in the province of Puerto Inca).
Individual evidence
- ^ Peru: Ucayali Region - Provinces and Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
