Santo Domingo District
| Santo Domingo District | |
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 The district of Santo Domingo is located in the north of the province of Morropón (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Piura |
| province | Morropón |
| Seat | Santo Domingo |
| surface | 187.3 km² |
| Residents | 5960 (2017) |
| density | 32 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | November 4, 1887 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PIU |
| Website | munisantodomingo.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Milton Chumacero Correa (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Front Amplio |
Coordinates: 5 ° 2 ′ S , 79 ° 53 ′ W
The Santo Domingo district is located in the Morropón province of the Piura region in northwestern Peru . The district was founded on November 4, 1887. It has an area of 187.32 km². At the 2017 census, 5,960 people lived in the district. In 1993 the population was 9310, in 2007 7957. The administrative seat is the 1475 m high village of Santo Domingo with 1035 inhabitants (as of 2017). Santo Domingo is located about 33 km east-northeast of the provincial capital Chulucanas .
Geographical location
The Santo Domingo district is located in the north of the Morropón province. The district is located in the west of the Peruvian Western Cordillera . The area is drained to the southwest towards the Río Piura . The northeastern district boundary runs along the watershed to the catchment area of the Río Chira, which runs further north .
The district of Santo Domingo borders in the north on the district Frías ( province Ayabaca ), in the southeast on the districts Chalaco and Santa Catalina de Mossa , in the southwest on the district Morropón and in the far west on the district Chulucanas .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Piura - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved March 30, 2020.