La Tinguiña district
La Tinguiña district | |
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![]() The district of La Tinguiña is located in the central northeast of the province of Ica (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Ica |
province | Ica |
Seat | La Tinguiña |
surface | 81.6 km² |
Residents | 41,583 (2017) |
density | 510 inhabitants per km² |
founding | December 28, 1961 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-ICA |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Juan Gustavo Roque Hernández (2019-2022) |
Political party | Movimiento Regional Obras por la Modernidad |
Flood in a poor neighborhood |
Coordinates: 14 ° 2 ′ 14 ″ S , 75 ° 42 ′ 26 ″ W
The district of La Tinguiña is located in the province of Ica in the region of Ica in southwestern Peru . The district founded on December 28, 1961 has an area of 81.6 km². The 2017 census counted 41,583 residents. In 1993 the population was 22,180, in 2007 30,902. The district administration is located in the 432 m high town of La Tinguiña with 37,899 inhabitants (as of 2017). La Tinguiña is just 4 km northeast of the city center of the regional and provincial capital Ica , to whose agglomeration the city belongs.
Geographical location
The district of La Tinguiña is located in the central north of the province of Ica. It stretches across the desert-like plain at the foot of the foothills of the Peruvian Western Cordillera .
The district of La Tinguiña borders in the west on the district San Juan Bautista , in the north on the district San José de los Molinos , in the east on the district Yauca del Rosario , in the south on the districts Los Aquijes and Parcona and in the extreme southwest on the district Ica .
Web links
- Peru: Region Ica (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de