Vista Alegre District (Nasca)

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Vista Alegre district
The Vista Alegre district is located in the central east of the Nasca province
The Vista Alegre district is located in the central east of the Nasca province
Basic data
Country Peru
region Ica
province NascaTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Vista Alegre
surface 535 km²
Residents 21,605 (2017)
density 40 inhabitants per km²
founding 20th September 1984
ISO 3166-2 PE-ICA
politics
Alcalde District Willy Armando Bravo Quispe
(2019-2022)
Plaza Mayor Turistica de Vista Alegre
Plaza Mayor Turistica de Vista Alegre

Coordinates: 14 ° 51 ′  S , 74 ° 57 ′  W

The Vista Alegre district is located in the Nasca Province in the Ica region in southwest Peru . The district was established on September 20, 1984. It has an area of ​​535 km². The 2017 census counted 21,605 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 10,239, in 2007 13,711. The district administration is located in the 585  m high town of Vista Alegre with 18,908 inhabitants (as of 2017). Vista Alegre is located 2 km south-southwest of the provincial capital Nasca and is part of its metropolitan area.

Nazca Airport (Aeropuerto María Reiche Neuman) is located two kilometers southwest of Vista Alegre . 15 kilometers south of Vista Alegre on the south bank of the Quebrada Poroma is the Chauchilla cemetery , a burial place of the Nazca culture .

Geographical location

The Vista Alegre district extends over the central east of the Nasca province. The southern district boundary runs close to the 15th southern parallel. The national road 1S ( Panamericana ) from Palpa to Yauca runs mainly along the western district border. The area is crossed by the foothills of the Peruvian Western Cordillera . The landscape is mostly desert-like.

The Vista Alegre district is bordered to the west and the north by the district Nasca , on the east by the districts Leoncio Prado and Santa Lucía (both in the province Lucanas ) and in the south by the district Marcona .

Web links

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