Monsefú

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Monsefú
Monsefú (Peru)
Monsefú
Monsefú
Coordinates 6 ° 53 ′  S , 79 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 6 ° 53 ′  S , 79 ° 52 ′  W
Basic data
Country Peru

region

Lambayeque
province Chiclayo
District Monsefú
height 11 m
Residents 23,969 (2017)
founding October 26, 1888
Website munimonsefu.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
mayor Manuel Pisfil Miñope
(2019-2022)
Plaza de Armas de Monsefú
Plaza de Armas de Monsefú

Monsefú is a city in the province of Chiclayo in the Lambayeque region in northwestern Peru . Monsefú is the administrative seat of the district of the same name . At the 2017 census, the city had 23,969 inhabitants, 10 years earlier it had 22,165. Monsefú was raised to town by Simón Bolívar on October 26, 1888 .

Geographical location

The city ​​is located at an altitude of 11  m in the coastal plain of northwest Peru, 4 km from the Pacific coast. The city center of the regional capital Chiclayo is located 12 km north-northeast of Monsefú. The Río Chancay flows to the sea south of Monsefú . Irrigated agriculture is practiced in the vicinity of the city.

Individual evidence

  1. PERU: Lambayeque Region - Provinces & Places . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

Web links

Commons : Monsefú  - collection of images, videos and audio files