Province of Julcán
| Province of Julcán | |
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 Location of the province in the La Libertad region |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | La Libertad |
| Seat | Julcán |
| surface | 1,101.4 km² |
| Residents | 28,024 (2017) |
| density | 25 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | June 19, 1990 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LAL |
| Website | munijulcan.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | Marco Antonio Rodríguez Espejo (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 8 ° 10 ′ S , 78 ° 28 ′ W
The province of Julcán is located in the La Libertad region in northwestern Peru . It has an area of 1101.39 km². At the 2017 census, 28,024 people lived in the province. Ten years earlier the population was 32,985. The administrative seat is the small town of Julcán .
Geographical location
The province of Julcán is centrally located in the La Libertad region, about 60 km east of the city of Trujillo in the Peruvian Western Cordillera . The province is roughly circular in shape with a diameter of about 32 km. The province extends over the upper catchment area of the Río Virú , which flows in a south-westerly direction to the Pacific Ocean .
The province of Julcán is bordered by the province of Otuzco in the north, the province of Santiago de Chuco in the east and southeast , the province of Virú in the southwest and the province of Trujillo in the west .
Administrative division
The province of Julcán is divided into the following four districts. The Julcán district is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Calamarca | Calamarca |
| Carabamba | Carabamba |
| Huaso | Huaso |
| Julcán | Julcán |
Web links
- Peru: Region La Libertad (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú