Tumbes district
| Tumbes district | |||
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 Location of the district in the Tumbes region |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Tumbes | ||
| province | Tumbes | ||
| Seat | Tumbes | ||
| surface | 158.8 km² | ||
| Residents | 102,306 (2017) | ||
| density | 644 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | January 7, 1821 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-TUM | ||
| Website | www.munitumbes.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde Provincial | Carlos Jimy Silva Mena (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 3 ° 33 ′ S , 80 ° 26 ′ W
The Tumbes District is one of the 6 districts of the Tumbes Province in the Tumbes region in the far northwest of Peru . In the 2017 census, 102,306 inhabitants lived in an area of 158.84 km². In 1993 the population was 74,601, in 2007 95,124. The administrative seat is the city of Tumbes .
Geographical location
The Tumbes District is located in the northeast of the Tumbes Province on the Pacific Ocean . The Río Tumbes flows to the sea along the western district boundary. The district is bordered to the west by the Corrales district , to the south by the San Juan de la Virgen district and to the east by the Papayal district ( Zarumilla province ).
Locations in the district
In addition to the capital, the Tumbes district has the following places:
- Cruce Pizarro
- El Tropezón
- El Venado
- Huaquilla
- La Botella
- La Huaca del Sol
- La Primavera
- La Victoria (1115 inhabitants)
- Pedro el Viejo (Puerto El Cura)
- Puerto Pizarro (4000 inhabitants)
- Villa Corpac
tourism
Festivals
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Tumbes - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
