Salitral District (Morropón)

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Salitral district
The Salitral district is located in the southeast of the Morropón province (marked in red)
The Salitral district is located in the southeast of the Morropón province (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Piura
province MorropónTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Salitral
surface 614 km²
Residents 8527 (2017)
density 14 inhabitants per km²
founding October 8, 1840
ISO 3166-2 PE-PIU
Website www.munisalitral-morropon.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Alcaldesa district Ysmenia Monja Zapata
(2019-2022)
Political party Movimiento Independiente Fuerza Regional

Coordinates: 5 ° 21 ′  S , 79 ° 50 ′  W

The Salitral district is located in the Morropón province of the Piura region in northwestern Peru . The district was founded on October 8, 1840. It has an area of ​​614.03 km². At the 2017 census, there were 8,527 residents in the district. In 1993 the population was 8,498, in 2007 it was 8,516. The administrative seat is the 162  m high village of Salitral with 1,021 inhabitants (as of 2017). Salitral is located on the right bank of the Río Piura above the confluence of the Río Bigote , 45 km southeast of the provincial capital Chulucanas .

Geographical location

The Salitral district is located in the southeast of the Morropón province. The district has a length in north-south direction of 40 km and a maximum width of 33 km. It is located in the western foothills of the Peruvian Western Cordillera . The area is crossed by the Río Piura in a north-westerly direction.

The Salitral district borders in the southwest on the Olmos district ( Lambayeque province ), in the west on the La Matanza district , in the northwest on the Buenos Aires district , in the northeast on the San Juan de Bigote district , in the east on the Canchaque and San Miguel districts de El Faique (both in the province of Huancabamba ) and in the southeast to the district of Huarmaca (also in the province of Huancabamba).

Localities

In addition to Salitral, there are the following larger towns in the district:

  • Algarrobal (209 inhabitants)
  • La Alberca (837 inhabitants)
  • Malacasi (1850 inhabitants)
  • Palo Blanco - El Cerezo (654 inhabitants)
  • Polluco (254 inhabitants)
  • San Pedro (208 inhabitants)
  • Serran (1793 inhabitants)

Individual evidence

  1. a b Peru: Piura - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

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