Pachacutec district

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Pachacutec district
The district of Pachacutec is centrally located in the province of Ica (marked in red)
The district of Pachacutec is centrally located in the province of Ica (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Ica
province IcaTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Pampa de Tate
surface 41.5 km²
Residents 7583 (2017)
density 183 inhabitants per km²
founding July 24, 1964
ISO 3166-2 PE-ICA
Website munipachacutec.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Alcalde District Félix Walter Donayre Cahua
(2019-2022)
Political party Vamos Perú

Coordinates: 14 ° 9 ′ 7 ″  S , 75 ° 41 ′ 31 ″  W.

The district of Pachacutec is located in the province of Ica in the region of Ica in southwest Peru . The district was established on July 24, 1964. The district was named after Pachacútec Yupanqui , an Inca ruler in the 15th century.

The district has an area of ​​41.5 km². The 2017 census counted 7583 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 4534, in 2007 6000. The district administration is located in the 409  m high town of Pampa de Tate with 6222 inhabitants (as of 2017). Pampa de Tate is located 10 km south-southeast of the city center of the regional and provincial capital Ica .

Geographical location

The district of Pachacutec is centrally located in the province of Ica. The district lies in the plain east of the south-flowing Río Ica . In the desert region, large areas of agricultural products are grown with the help of irrigation.

The Pachacutec district is bordered to the west by the district Tate , on the north by the district Pueblo Nuevo , in the northeast on the district Yauca del Rosario and the south by the district of Santiago .

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