Sóndor district

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Sóndor district
The district of Sóndor is located in the east of the province of Huancabamba (marked in red)
The district of Sóndor is located in the east of the province of Huancabamba (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Piura
province HuancabambaTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Sóndor
surface 343 km²
Residents 7494 (2017)
density 22 inhabitants per km²
founding January 2, 1857
ISO 3166-2 PE-PIU
politics
Alcalde District Félix Gustavo Guerrero Bermeo
(2019-2022)
Political party Partido Democracia Directa
Valle Quebrada El Vino
Valle Quebrada El Vino

Coordinates: 5 ° 19 ′  S , 79 ° 25 ′  W

The Sóndor district is located in the Huancabamba province of the Piura region in northwestern Peru . The district was founded on January 2, 1857. It has an area of ​​343 km². At the 2017 census, there were 7,494 inhabitants in the district. In 1993 the population was 7901, in 2007 it was 8399. The administrative seat is the village of Sóndor at an altitude of 2050  m with 878 inhabitants (as of 2017). Sóndor is located 9.5 km south-southeast of the provincial capital Huancabamba .

Geographical location

The Sóndor District is located in the east of the Huancabamba Province. The length in north-south direction is 30 km, the width is 13 km. The Río Huancabamba flows south along the western district boundary. The watershed of the Peruvian Central Cordillera runs along the eastern district boundary . In the north the district is bounded by the course of the Quebrada Chantaco, in the south by the course of the Quebrada Mazin. In the extreme southeast rises the up to 3946  m high Cerro Bravo.

The district of Sóndor borders in the extreme southwest with the district Huarmaca , in the west with the district Sondorillo , in the north with the district Huancabamba , in the east with the district Tabaconas ( province San Ignacio ) and in the south with the district Sallique ( province Jaén ).

Locations in the district

In the district of Sóndor there are the following larger towns in addition to the main town:

  • Agupampa
  • Cashacoto (520 inhabitants)
  • Cashaynamo
  • Chantaco
  • Chirimoyo
  • Chonta
  • Churipampa (265 inhabitants)
  • Guardalapa (266 inhabitants)
  • Huaricanchi (239 inhabitants)
  • Imbo (661 inhabitants)
  • La Florida
  • Lagunas
  • Mancucur
  • Maraypampa (220 inhabitants)
  • Quevedos
  • Pucutay
  • San Juan de Higuerones
  • Shilcaya (228 inhabitants)
  • Shumaya
  • Tacarpo (453 inhabitants)
  • Tuluce (454 inhabitants)
  • Yangua (364 inhabitants)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Peru: Piura - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

Web links

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