Lagunas District (Ayabaca)
| Lagunas district | |
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 The Lagunas district is centrally located in the Ayabaca province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Piura |
| province | Ayabaca |
| Seat | Lagunas |
| surface | 190 km² |
| Residents | 5880 (2017) |
| density | 31 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | February 23, 1946 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PIU |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Humberto Marchena (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 4 ° 47 ′ S , 79 ° 51 ′ W
The Lagunas district is located in the Ayabaca Province in the Piura region in northwestern Peru . The district was established on February 23, 1946. It has an area of 190 km². At the 2017 census , there were 5880 inhabitants in the district. In 1993 the population was 5441, in 2007 6625. The administrative seat is the 2216 m high village of Lagunas with 361 inhabitants (as of 2017). Lagunuas is located 22 km southwest of the provincial capital Ayabaca .
Geographical location
The Lagunas district is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera, in the center of the Ayabaca province. It has a longitudinal extension in north-south direction of 21 km and a maximum width of 16 km. The Río Quiroz , left tributary of the Río Chira , flows west along the northeastern district boundary.
The Lagunas District is bordered on the southwest by the district Frías , on the west by the district Sapillica , in the northwest on the district Paimas , on the north by the district Montero , in the northeast on the district Ayabaca and to the southeast by the district Pacaipampa .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Piura - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved June 12, 2020.