Huaura Province
| Huaura Province | |||
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 Location of the province in the Lima region |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Lima | ||
| Seat | Huacho | ||
| surface | 4,892.5 km² | ||
| Residents | 227,685 (2017) | ||
| density | 47 inhabitants per km² | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LIM | ||
| Website | www.munihuacho.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde Provincial | Crispulo Eddie Jara Salazar (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 11 ° 9 ′ S , 77 ° 27 ′ W
The Huaura Province is one of nine provinces in the Lima administrative region on the Pacific coast of Peru . It extends over an area of 4892.52 km². In the 2017 census, the population was 227,685. Ten years earlier this was 197,384. The administrative seat of the province is Huacho .
Geographical location
The province borders in the north on the province of Barranca and the administrative region Ancash , in the east on the provinces Cajatambo and Oyón and on the administrative region Pasco and in the south on the province Huaral . To the west is the Pacific Ocean .
The province, located about 100 km north of the capital Lima , is centrally traversed by the Río Huaura in a westerly direction. In the north of the province lies the upper river valley of the Río Supe . In the extreme east, the province extends to the watershed , which runs along the Western Cordillera . In the partly desert-like arid coastal region in the west, irrigated agriculture is practiced along the Río Huaura. The population centers are near the coast.
structure
The Huaura Province consists of twelve districts. The Huacho District is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Ámbar | Ámbar |
| Caleta de Carquín | Caleta de Carquín |
| Checras | Maray |
| Huacho | Huacho |
| Hualmay | Hualmay |
| Huaura | Huaura |
| Leoncio Prado | Santa Cruz |
| Paccho | Paccho |
| Santa Leonor | Jucul |
| Santa María | Cruz Blanca |
| Sayan | Sayan |
| Végueta | Végueta |
Web links
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de