La Joya district
| La Joya district | |||
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 The La Joya district is located in the western south of the Arequipa province (marked in red) |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Arequipa | ||
| province | Arequipa | ||
| Seat | La Joya | ||
| surface | 670.2 km² | ||
| Residents | 32,019 (2017) | ||
| density | 48 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | March 25, 1952 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ARE | ||
| Website | municipalidadlajoya.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
| politics | |||
| Alcalde District | Gilmar Henry Luna Boyer (2019-2022) |
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| Political party | Arequipa Renace | ||
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Coordinates: 16 ° 25 ′ S , 71 ° 49 ′ W
The La Joya district is located in the Arequipa Province of Arequipa region in southwestern Peru . The district was established on March 25, 1952. It has an area of 670.22 km². At the 2017 census, 32,019 people lived in the district. In 1993 the population was 14,844, in 2007 24,192. The district administration is located in the 1620 m high town of La Joya with 8306 inhabitants (as of 2017). West of the city of La Joya is Vitor Airport (also Aeródromo Mayor FAP Guillermo Protset del Castillo; ICAO airport code : SPVT). La Joya is 32 km west of the regional capital, Arequipa . Another larger city is El Triunfo (El Cruce) with 8909 inhabitants (as of 2017). The national roads 15 and 34 cross the district.
Geographical location
The La Joya district is located in the western south of the Arequipa province. It extends over the arid coastal highlands south of the Río Vitor (middle reaches of the Río Quilca / Río Chili). The district has a longitudinal extension in north-south direction of about 43 km. The district consists mostly of desert. There are only relatively small areas in which irrigated agriculture is practiced.
The La Joya district is bordered to the west by the district Vitor , in the northeast on the district Uchumayo , on the east by the district Yarabamba and the south by the district Mollendo ( province of Islay ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Arequipa - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
