Sapillica district
| Sapillica district | |
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 The Sapillica district is located in the south-west of the Ayabaca province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Piura |
| province | Ayabaca |
| Seat | Sapillica |
| surface | 275 km² |
| Residents | 10,901 (2017) |
| density | 40 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | February 23, 1946 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PIU |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Silbestre Antonio Carhuapoma Umbo (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 4 ° 47 ′ S , 79 ° 59 ′ W
The district of Sapillica is located in the province of Ayabaca in the region of Piura in northwestern Peru . The district was established on February 23, 1946. It has an area of 275 km². At the 2017 census , 10,901 people lived in the district. In 1993 the population was 9114, in 2007 11,127. Administration is located in the 1466 m locality highly preferred Sapillica with 1,065 inhabitants (2017). Sapillica is located 33 km west-southwest of the provincial capital Ayabaca .
Geographical location
The Sapillica district is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the south-west of the Ayabaca province. It has a longitudinal extension in north-south direction of 21 km and a maximum width of 16 km. The Río Chipillico , left tributary of the Río Chira , drains the area in a westerly direction.
The Sapillica district borders on the Tambogrande district in the west, the Las Lomas district (both in the Piura province ) in the northwest , the Paimas district in the north, the Lagunas district in the east and the Frías district in the south .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Piura - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved June 12, 2020.