Pocollay District
| Pocollay District | |||
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 Location of the district in the Tacna region |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Tacna | ||
| province | Tacna | ||
| Seat | Pocollay | ||
| surface | 265.7 km² | ||
| Residents | 18,627 (2017) | ||
| density | 70 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | January 15, 1959 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-TAC | ||
| Website | www.munidepocollay.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde District | Luis Alberto Ayca Cuadros (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 18 ° 0 ′ S , 70 ° 13 ′ W
The district of Pocollay is located in the province of Tacna in the region of Tacna in the extreme southwest of Peru . The district has an area of 265.65 km². The 2017 census counted 18,627 residents. In 1993 the population was 10,445, in 2007 17,113. The administrative seat of the district is the suburb of Pocollay on the north-eastern outskirts of Tacna .
The Pocollay district extends over the foothills of the Peruvian Western Cordillera . The district borders in the north on the districts Calana and Pachía , in the northeast on the district Palca , in the southeast on the district Tacna , in the southwest on the district Coronel Gregorio Albarracín Lanchipa and in the west again on the district Tacna, here the city of Tacna, and to the Ciudad Nueva district .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b PERU: Tacna region - provinces and districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
