Pisco District

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Pisco District
Location of the district in the province of Pisco
Location of the district in the province of Pisco
Symbols
flag
flag
coat of arms
coat of arms
Basic data
Country Peru
region Ica
province PiscoTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Pisco
surface 24.9 km²
Residents 67,467 (2017)
density 2707 inhabitants per km²
founding June 22, 1825
ISO 3166-2 PE-ICA
Website www.munipisco.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Alcalde Provincial Juan Enrique Mendoza Uribe
(2019-2022)
Political party Movimiento Regional Obras por la Modernidad
Aerial view of Pisco
Aerial view of Pisco

Coordinates: 13 ° 42 ′ 30 ″  S , 76 ° 11 ′ 41 ″  W.

The Pisco District is located in the Pisco Province of the Ica Region in southwest Peru . The district founded on June 22, 1825 has an area of ​​24.92 km². At the 2017 census, there were 67,467 residents in the district. In 1993 the population was 52,019, in 2007 54,997. The district administration is located in the 27  m high provincial capital Pisco with 61,518 inhabitants (as of 2017).

Geographical location

The Pisco District is located on the Pacific coast in the northwest of the Pisco Province. The course of the Río Pisco forms the northern boundary of the district. The district has a 4.5 km long coastline and extends up to 7.6 km inland. Irrigated agriculture is practiced in the north. In the southwest is the urban area of ​​the district. The new road layout of the national road 1S ( Panamericana ) crosses the east of the district.

The Pisco district borders on the San Clemente district in the north, the Túpac Amaru Inca district in the east and the San Andrés district in the south and southwest .

Individual evidence

  1. a b Peru: Region Ica - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved March 13, 2020.

Web links

Commons : Pisco District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files