Lajas district
| Lajas district | |
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 The district of Lajas is located in the southwest of the eastern part of the province of Chota |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Cajamarca |
| province | Chota |
| Seat | Lajas |
| surface | 120.7 km² |
| Residents | 11.093 (2017) |
| density | 92 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | December 29, 1856 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CAJ |
| Website | www.munilajas.gob.pe/web/ (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | José Eduard Alarcón Bustamante (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Movimiento Regional Tierra y Libertad |
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Coordinates: 6 ° 34 ′ S , 78 ° 44 ′ W
The district of Lajas is located in the province of Chota in the region of Cajamarca in northwestern Peru . The district was established on December 29, 1856. It has an area of 120.73 km². The 2017 census counted 11,093 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 13,940, in 2007 12,734. The district administration is seated in the small town of Lajas, 2134 m high, with 2161 inhabitants (as of 2017). Lajas is 48 km west-southwest of the provincial capital Chota .
Geographical location
The district of Lajas is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the southwest of the eastern part of the province of Chota. It has a longitudinal extent in NNW-SSE direction of 22 km and a maximum width of 11 km. The river Río Chotano crosses the district to the west.
The Lajas district borders on the Chugur District ( Hualgayoc Province ) to the south, the Uticyacu , Chancaybaños (both in the Santa Cruz Province ), Cochabamba and Cutervo ( Cutervo Province ) districts to the west and the Chota District to the east .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b PERU: Cajamarca region - provinces and districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
