Samegua District
| Samegua District | |
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 Location of the district in the Mariscal Nieto province or in the Moquegua region |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Moquegua |
| province | Mariscal Nieto |
| Seat | Samegua |
| surface | 62.6 km² |
| Residents | 8480 (2017) |
| density | 136 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | November 8, 1894 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE MOQ |
| Website | www.munisamegua.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Alonso Aragón Calcin (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 17 ° 10 ′ 56 ″ S , 70 ° 54 ′ 1 ″ W.
The Samegua district is located in the province of Mariscal Nieto of Moquegua region in southwestern Peru . The district was founded on November 8, 1894. It has an area of 62.55 km². At the 2017 census, there were 8,480 residents in the district. In 1993, the population was 6,321, in 2007 6515th The district administration is in the 1558 m high altitude town Samegua with 7,950 inhabitants (2017). Samegua is located on the northeastern outskirts of the provincial and regional capital Moquegua . The distance from Moquegua city center is 5 km.
Geographical location
The Samegua district is located in the coastal highlands immediately northeast of the city of Moquegua. The Río Tumilaca, a tributary of the Río Moquegua , flows through the district in a south-westerly direction. Irrigated agriculture is practiced along the course of the river. The Samegua district borders the Torata district in the north and the Moquegua district in the south .
Web links
- Municipalidad Distrital de Samegua
- Peru: Moquegua region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú