Longotea District

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Longotea District
The Longotea district is located in the far northwest of the Bolívar Province (marked in red)
The Longotea district is located in the far northwest of the Bolívar Province (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region La Libertad
province BolívarTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Longotea
surface 189 km²
Residents 2298 (2017)
density 12 inhabitants per km²
founding November 20, 1916
ISO 3166-2 PE-LAL
politics
Alcalde District Edgar Alexander Chavez Carrion
(2019-2022)

Coordinates: 7 ° 3 ′  S , 77 ° 52 ′  W

The Longotea district is located in the Bolívar Province in the La Libertad region in western Peru . The district was established on November 20, 1916. It has an area of ​​189 km². The 2017 census counted 2298 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 2433, in 2007 2306. The district administration is located in the 2650  m high village Longotea with 290 inhabitants (as of 2017). Longotea is located 22 km northwest of the provincial capital Bolívar .

Geographical location

The district of Longotea is located on the east bank of the north-flowing Río Marañón in the extreme northwest of the province of Bolívar. Its right tributaries Río Del Huayo and Río Pusac limit the district in the southwest and in the northwest.

The district of Longotea borders in the west with the districts José Sabogal ( province San Marcos ) and Oxamarca ( province Celendín ), in the north with the district Chuquibamba ( province Chachapoyas ), in the northeast with the district Uchumarca and in the south with the district Ucuncha .

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