La Cuesta district
La Cuesta district | |
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The district of La Cuesta is located in the west of the province of Otuzco (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | La Libertad |
province | Otuzco |
Seat | La Cuesta |
surface | 41.4 km² |
Residents | 659 (2017) |
density | 16 inhabitants per km² |
founding | January 2, 1863 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-LAL |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Wilmer Hernan Angulo Carranza (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 7 ° 55 ′ 9 ″ S , 78 ° 42 ′ 17 ″ W.
The La Cuesta district is located in the Otuzco Province in the La Libertad region in western Peru . The district was founded on January 2, 1863. It has an area of 41.4 km². The 2017 census counted 659 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 747, in 2007 it was 708. The district administration is located in the 1874 m high village of La Cuesta with 77 inhabitants (as of 2017). La Cuesta is located 15 km west of the provincial capital Otuzco .
Geographical location
The La Cuesta district is located in the west of the Otuzco province. The Río La Cuesta, a tributary of the Río Moche , crosses the district in a south-westerly direction.
The La Cuesta district is bordered to the south by the district Poroto , the west by the district Simbal , on the north by the districts Paranday and Sinsicap and the east by the district Agallpampa .
Localities
In addition to the main town, there are the following villages (caseríos) in the district:
- Caniac
- Carcha
- Nambuque
- Rogoday
Web links
- Peru: Region La Libertad (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú