Vista Alegre District (Nasca)
| Vista Alegre district | |
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 The Vista Alegre district is located in the central east of the Nasca province |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ica |
| province | Nasca |
| Seat | Vista Alegre |
| surface | 535 km² |
| Residents | 21,605 (2017) |
| density | 40 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | 20th September 1984 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ICA |
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| Alcalde District | Willy Armando Bravo Quispe (2019-2022) |
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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
- Peru: Region Ica (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de