Marcavelica district
| Marcavelica district | |
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 The Marcavelica district is located in the far northwest of the Sullana province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Piura |
| province | Sullana |
| Seat | Marcavelica |
| surface | 1688 km² |
| Residents | 29,569 (2017) |
| density | 18 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | March 25, 1952 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PIU |
| Website | munimarcavelica.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Augusto Chiroque Nunura (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Movimiento Regional Seguridad y Prosperidad |
Coordinates: 4 ° 53 ′ S , 80 ° 42 ′ W
The Marcavelica district is located in the Sullana province of the Piura region in northwestern Peru . The district was established on March 25, 1952. It has an area of 1687.98 km². In the 2017 census, 29,569 people lived in the district. In 1993 the population was 20,992, in 2007 26,031. The administrative center is the 48 m high small town Marcavelica with 3458 inhabitants (as of 2017). Marcavelica is located on the north bank of the Río Chira . The provincial capital Sullana is 2.5 km further south on the opposite bank.
Geographical location
The Marcavelica district is located in the extreme northwest of the Sullana province. The district has a length in north-south direction of about 80 km and a maximum width of about 30 km. The Río Chira runs along the southern district boundary to the west. The course of the Río Saman, a right tributary of the Río Chira, crosses the southern part of the district in a southerly direction. The Coto de Caza El Angolo ridge rises up to 1400 m in the north.
The Marcavelica district is bordered to the west by the Ignacio Escudero , La Brea , Pariñas , El Alto and Máncora districts (the last four in the Talara province ), to the north by the Canoas de Punta Sal and Casitas districts (both in the Contralmirante Villar province ) , to the east to the districts of Lancones , Querecotillo and Salitral , to the south to the districts of Sullana and Miguel Checa and to the extreme southwest to the district of La Huaca ( province of Paita ).
Small towns and villages in the district
There are only larger settlements in the extreme south of the district. In addition to Marcavelica, there are the following small towns and larger towns in the district:
- La Golondrina (2486 inhabitants)
- La Noria (772 inhabitants)
- La Quinta (2441 inhabitants)
- Mallares (5140 inhabitants)
- Mallaritos (6100 inhabitants)
- Monteron (2166 inhabitants)
- Saman (1954 inhabitants)
- Saman Chico (308 inhabitants)
- San Miguel de Tangarara (1377 inhabitants)
- Vista Florida (1058 inhabitants)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Piura - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Accessed March 31, 2020.