Matapalo District
| Matapalo District | |
|---|---|
 Location of the district in the Tumbes region |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Tumbes |
| province | Zarumilla |
| Seat | Matapalo |
| surface | 392.3 km² |
| Residents | 3428 (2017) |
| density | 8.7 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | November 25, 1942 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-TUM |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Santiago Cordova Ruiz (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 3 ° 41 ′ S , 80 ° 12 ′ W
The Matapalo District is located in the Zarumilla Province in the Tumbes region in the far northwest of Peru . The district was established on November 25, 1942. In the 2017 census, 3428 inhabitants lived on an area of 392.29 km². In 1993 the population was 744, in 2007 it was 1568. The administrative center is the village of Matapalo with 532 inhabitants in the northeast of the province at an altitude of 54 m (as of 2017).
Geographical location
The Matapalo District is located in the south of the Zarumilla Province. The river Río Zarumilla forms the district boundary in the northeast, along the southern district boundary the Río Tumbes flows to the west. In the south rises a ridge that lies in the Tumbes National Reserve ( Reserva nacional de Tumbes ). The district borders in the north on the district Papayal , in the east on the cantons Arenillas and Las Lajas of the Ecuadorian province El Oro , in the south on the canton Puyango in the Ecuadorian province Loja , in the southwest on the district Pampas de Hospital ( province Tumbes ) as well in the northwest to the district of San Juan de la Virgen (also in the province of Tumbes).
Locations in the district
In addition to the main town of Matapalo, there are the following villages in the district:
- Algarrobal
- Balm
- Carisalio
- Isla Noblecilla
- La Totora
- Leandro Campos (535 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Progreso-El Tútumo (1813 inhabitants)
- Quebrada Seca (330 inhabitants)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Tumbes - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
