Cañete Province
| Cañete Province | |||
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 Location of the province in the Lima region |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Lima | ||
| Seat | San Vicente de Cañete | ||
| surface | 4,580.6 km² | ||
| Residents | 240,013 (2017) | ||
| density | 52 inhabitants per km² | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LIM | ||
| Website | www.municanete.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde Provincial | Segundo Constantino Díaz De la Cruz (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 13 ° 10 ′ S , 76 ° 17 ′ W
The province of Cañete is one of nine provinces in the Lima region on the Pacific coast of Peru. The province has an area of 4580.64 km². The population was 240,013 in 2017. In 1993 it was 152,378, in 2007 it was 200,662. The administrative seat is in San Vicente de Cañete .
Geographical location
The province of Cañete is located about 95 km south-southeast of the state capital Lima . It extends from the Pacific coast in the west up to 50 km inland. The arid and partly desert-like coastal plain runs along the coast. Three major rivers flow through the province and flow into the sea: Río Mala , Río Omas and Río Cañete . In the east, the province extends to the foothills of the Peruvian Western Cordillera . The province of Cañete borders the provinces of Lima and Huarochirí in the north, the province of Yauyos in the east, and the province of Chincha and the Ica in the south .
Cañete, cradle and capital of "black art"
Cañete is an hour and a half south of Lima . Cañete, which for many is synonymous with "black art", is one of the largest settlements for dark-skinned people in the country. An example of this is the very lively Festival de Arte Negro (“Festival of Black Art”), which, like every year, takes place in August on the occasion of the Semana de Cañete (“Week of Cañete”).
The creative knowledge in the field of "black art" is so extensive in Cañete that the provincial government of Cañete asked the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Integration in 1990 to recognize Cañete as the "cradle and capital of Peruvian black art".
Administrative division
The province of Cañete consists of 16 districts ( Distritos ). The district of San Vicente de Cañete is the seat of the provincial administration.
Web links
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de