Checras District
Checras District | |
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![]() The district of Checras is located in the east of the province of Huaura (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Lima |
province | Huaura |
Seat | Maray |
surface | 167 km² |
Residents | 1011 (2017) |
density | 6.1 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-LIM |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Teodoro Modesto Rosas Estela (2019-2022) |
Political party | Alianza para el Progreso |
Coordinates: 10 ° 55 ′ S , 76 ° 50 ′ W
The district of Checras is located in the province of Huaura in the Lima region of western Peru . It has an area of 167 km². The 2017 census counted 1011 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1071, in 2007 it was 1492. The district administration is located in the 3743 m high village of Maray with 178 inhabitants (as of 2017). Maray is about 90 km east-northeast of the provincial capital Huacho .
Geographical location
The district of Checras is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the east of the province of Huaura. In the northwest the Río Huaura , in the northeast its left tributary Río Checras forms the district boundary.
The district of Checras borders in the south with the district Leoncio Prado , in the southwest with the district Paccho , in the northwest with the districts Caujul and Andajes ( province Oyón ), in the northeast with the district Pachangara (also in the province Oyón) and in the east with the Santa Leonor District .
Web links
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de