Mollepata District (Santiago de Chuco)
Mollepata district | |
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The district of Mollepata is located in the east of the province of Santiago de Chuco (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | La Libertad |
province | Santiago de Chuco |
Seat | Mollepata |
surface | 69 km² |
Residents | 2458 (2017) |
density | 36 inhabitants per km² |
founding | April 25, 1861 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-LAL |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Venancio Bada Polo Valencia (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 8 ° 11 ′ 37 ″ S , 77 ° 57 ′ 27 ″ W.
The Mollepata district is located in the Santiago de Chuco province in the La Libertad region in western Peru . The district was founded on April 25, 1861. It has an area of 69 km². The 2017 census counted 2,458 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 2864, in 2007 it was 2748. The district administration is located in the 2680 m high village of Mollepata with 168 inhabitants (as of 2017). Mollepata is about 25 km east-southeast of the provincial capital Santiago de Chuco .
Geographical location
The district of Mollepata is located on the western flank of the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the east of the province of Santiago de Chuco. The Río Sarín, the right source river of the Río Tablachaca , flows south along the eastern district boundary and drains the area. In the south and southwest, the district is bounded by the Río Tablachaca and Río Angasmarca.
The Mollepata district borders in the southwest on the Angasmarca district , in the west on the Mollebamba district , in the north on the Sitabamba district , in the east on the Pampas district ( Pallasca province ) and in the south on the Pallasca district (also in the Pallasca province).
Web links
- Peru: Region La Libertad (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú