Punta Negra district

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Punta Negra district
Location of the district in the province of Lima
Location of the district in the province of Lima
Basic data
Country Peru
region region free
province LimaTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Punta Negra
surface 130.5 km²
Residents 7074 (2017)
density 54 inhabitants per km²
founding April 7, 1954
ISO 3166-2 PE
Website www.munipuntanegra.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Alcalde District José Ruben Delgado Heredia
(2019-2022)
Political party Partido Popular Cristiano

Coordinates: 12 ° 22 ′  S , 76 ° 48 ′  W

The Punta Negra district is one of the 43 urban districts of the Lima Metropolitana region in Peru . It has an area of ​​130.5 km². The 2017 census counted 7,074 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 2373, in 2007 it was 5284. The administrative center is Punta Negra .

Geographical location

The Punta Negra district is located in the south of the Lima Province , 44 km southeast of Lima city ​​center . The district has an approximately 6 km long section on the Pacific coast and extends almost 25 km inland, where the foothills of the Peruvian Western Cordillera rise. The district borders in the north on the district Punta Hermosa , in the east on the district Santo Domingo de los Olleros ( province Huarochirí ) and in the south on the district San Bartolo .

Web links

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