Pativilca district
| Pativilca district | |
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 The Pativilca district is the second northernmost in the Barranca Province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Lima |
| province | Barranca |
| Seat | Pativilca |
| surface | 260.2 km² |
| Residents | 17,431 (2017) |
| density | 67 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | January 2, 1857 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LIM |
| Website | munipativilca.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | José Ernesto Godo Sarmiento (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Todos por el Perú |
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Coordinates: 10 ° 42 ′ S , 77 ° 47 ′ W
The Pativilca district is located in the Barranca Province in the Lima region of western Peru . It was founded on January 2, 1857. The district of 260.24 km² had 17,431 inhabitants in the 2017 census. In 1993 the population was 13,611, in 2007 17,108. The administrative seat is the city of Pativilca . Desert vegetation dominates the barren hills. Irrigated agriculture is practiced in the lowlands. The national road 1N ( Panamericana ) crosses the district in a northerly direction.
Geographical location
The district of Pativilca is located in the province of Barranca north of the Río Pativilca . It has a 5.4 km long coastline and extends from the Pacific coast over 30 km inland. The district of Pativilca borders in the northwest with the district Paramonga , in the northeast with the district San Pedro ( province Ocros ), in the east with the district Cochas (also in the province Ocros) and in the south with the district Barranca .
Web links
- Municipalidad Distrital de Pativilca
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de