Lunahuaná district
Lunahuaná district | |
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![]() The district of Lunahuaná is located in the southeast of the province of Cañete (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Lima |
province | Cañete |
Seat | Lunahuaná |
surface | 500.3 km² |
Residents | 4393 (2017) |
density | 8.8 inhabitants per km² |
founding | 4th August 1821 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-LIM |
Website | munilunahuana.gob.pe (Spanish) |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Noé Benito Salazar Villarroel (2019-2022) |
Political party | Fuerza Regional |
River valley of the Río Cañete near Lunahuaná |
Coordinates: 12 ° 58 ′ S , 76 ° 8 ′ W
The Lunahuaná district is located in the Cañete province of the Lima region in central western Peru . The district was founded on August 4, 1821. It has an area of 500.33 km². At the 2017 census there were 4,393 residents in the district. In 1993 the population was 4233, in 2007 4567. The administrative seat is the small town Lunahuaná located on the Río Cañete at an altitude of 479 m .
Geographical location
The Lunahuaná district is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the southeast of the Cañete province. The river Río Cañete crosses the district over a length of about 24 km in a predominantly southwestern direction.
The Lunahuaná district is bordered to the west by the district Nuevo Imperial , the north by the district Pacarán , in the southeast of the district Chavín ( Chincha Province , Ica region ) and in the south by the de district San Vicente Cañete .
Anexos
The Lunahuaná district is divided into 11 Anexos:
- Catapalla
- Con-Con
- Condoray
- Jita
- Langla
- Lúcumo
- Paullo
- Ramadilla
- San Jerónimo
- Socsi
- Uchupampa
Web links
- Municipalidad Distrital de Lunahuaná
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de