Zarumilla district
| Zarumilla district | |||
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 Location of the district in the Tumbes region |
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| Basic data | |||
| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Tumbes | ||
| province | Zarumilla | ||
| Seat | Zarumilla | ||
| surface | 113.3 km² | ||
| Residents | 21,776 (2017) | ||
| density | 192 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | January 12, 1871 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-TUM | ||
| Website | munizarumilla.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
| politics | |||
| Alcalde Provincial | John Cristian Palacios Palacios (2019-2022) |
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| Political party | Movimiento Regional Seguridad e Integración | ||
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Coordinates: 3 ° 30 ′ S , 80 ° 17 ′ W
The district of Zarumilla is located in the province of Zarumilla in the Tumbes region in the extreme northwest of Peru . The district was founded on January 12, 1871. In the 2017 census, 21,776 inhabitants lived in an area of 113.25 km². In 1993 the population was 7,977, in 2007 16,058. The administrative seat is the provincial capital Zarumilla with 21,409 inhabitants (as of 2017). The national road 1N ( Panamericana ) crosses the district.
Geographical location
The district of Zarumilla is located in the northeast of the province of Zarumilla. The Río Zarumilla flows into the Pacific Ocean in the north of the district . There is the national reserve Los Manglares de Tumbes ( Santuario nacional Los Manglares de Tumbes ). In the north, the Canal de Capones strait separates the district from the canton of Santa Rosa in the Ecuadorian province of El Oro . In the northwest, the Zarumillas district has a 12.5 km long coastline along the Pacific coast. The Zarumilla district is bordered to the east by the district Aguas Verdes and the southwest by the district Papayal .
Locations in the district
In addition to the capital Zarumilla, there is also the district El Bendito (276 inhabitants) in the district.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Tumbes - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved March 10, 2020.