Montero District
| Montero District | |
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 The district of Montero is located in the central north of the province of Ayabaca (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Piura |
| province | Ayabaca |
| Seat | Montero |
| surface | 130 km² |
| Residents | 6659 (2017) |
| density | 51 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | March 24, 1935 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PIU |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Carlos Sánchez Riofrío (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Movimiento Independiente Fuerza Regional |
Coordinates: 4 ° 38 ′ S , 79 ° 49 ′ W
The Montero district is located in the Ayabaca province in the Piura region in northwestern Peru . The district was established on March 24, 1935. It has an area of 130 km². At the 2017 census , there were 6,659 residents in the district. In 1993 the population was 8474, in 2007 7337. The administrative seat is the 1062 m high village of Montero with 1153 inhabitants (as of 2017). Montero is 12 km west of the provincial capital Ayabaca .
Geographical location
The district of Montero is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera in the central north of the province of Ayabaca near the Ecuadorian border. The Río Quiroz , left tributary of the Río Chira , flows along the southwest and western borders to the northwest and drains the district area.
The district of Montero borders in the north on the districts Suyo , Jililí and Sícchez in the southeast on the district Ayabaca , in the southwest on the district Lagunas and in the west on the district Paimas .
Locations in the district
In addition to the main town of Montero, there are the following larger towns in the district:
- Casa Blanca
- Chonta
- Cuñala
- Loma de Sicacate
- Marmas Alto
- Naranjo de Chonta
- Nogal
- Nuevo Progreso
- Pichandul
- Pite
- Quebrada de Agua
- Saconday La Palma
- San Francisco
- Sicacate
- Taylin
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Piura - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved June 12, 2020.