Monzón district
| Monzón district | |
|---|---|
 Location of the district in the province of Huamalíes |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Huánuco |
| province | Huamalíes |
| Seat | Monzón |
| surface | 1403 km² |
| Residents | 12,368 (2017) |
| density | 8.8 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | January 2, 1857 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-HUC |
| Website | munimonzon.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Michael Neill Rubio Gabriel (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 9 ° 17 ′ S , 76 ° 24 ′ W
The Monzón District is a district in the Huamalíes Province in the Huánuco Department . It extends over an area of 1403 km². The 2017 census counted 12,368 residents in the district. In 1993 the population was 6,992, in 2007 it was 18,751. The administrative center is the town of Monzón . The district of Monzón has made headlines again and again with the discovery of illegally grown coca bushes and chemicals used to make cocaine .
Geographical location
The district is located in the Peruvian Central Cordillera west of the city of Tingo María . The Río Monzón , left tributary of the Río Huallaga , flows through the district in an easterly direction.
State of emergency 2011
On September 14, 2011, the Peruvian government declared a 60-day state of emergency in the district due to criminal activities by former members of the Sendero Luminoso (“Shining Path”) organization in the region.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Peru: Huánuco Region: Provinces and Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ↑ http://www.infoamazonas.de/2011/09/30/huamalies-huanuco-antidrogenpolizei-beschlagnahmt-uber-6-tonnen-kokain-grundstoffe.html
- ↑ Peru imposes a state of emergency. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . September 14, 2011, accessed September 14, 2011 .
