Tamarindo District
| Tamarindo District | |
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 The district of Tamarindo is located in the north of the province of Paita (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Piura |
| province | Paita |
| Seat | Tamarindo |
| surface | 63.7 km² |
| Residents | 4923 (2017) |
| density | 77 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | August 28, 1920 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PIU |
| Website | www.munitamarindo.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Rosendo Atoche López (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Acción Popular |
Coordinates: 4 ° 52 ′ 42 " S , 80 ° 58 ′ 33" W
The Tamarindo district is located in the Paita Province of the Piura region in northwestern Peru . The district was established on August 28, 1920. It has an area of 63.67 km². At the 2017 census, 4,923 people lived in the district. In 1993 the population was 3988, in 2007 4402. The administrative seat is the 17 m high town of Tamarindo with 3380 inhabitants (as of 2017). Tamarindo is located on the north bank of the Río Chira about 28 km northeast of the provincial capital Paita and 52 km northwest of the regional capital Piura .
Geographical location
The Tamarindo district is located in the north of the Paita province. The district stretches across the coastal desert of northwestern Peru. The Río Chira runs along the southern district boundary to the west. The longitudinal extension in north-south direction is about 11 km, the maximum width about 7 km. Irrigated agriculture is practiced in the south of the district in particular. The north is characterized by desert vegetation.
The district of Tamarindo borders in the west on the district Amotape , in the extreme north on the district La Brea ( province Talara ), in the east on the district Ignacio Escudero ( province Sullana ) and in the south on the district La Huaca .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Piura - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Accessed March 31, 2020.