Pacasmayo Province

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Pacasmayo Province
Location of the province in the La Libertad region
Location of the province in the La Libertad region
Symbols
flag
flag
coat of arms
coat of arms
Basic data
Country Peru
region La Libertad
Seat San Pedro de Lloc
surface 1,126.5 km²
Residents 102,897 (2017)
density 91 inhabitants per km²
founding November 23, 1864
ISO 3166-2 PE-LAL
Website munisanpedrodelloc.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Alcalde Provincial Víctor Raúl Cruzado Rivera
(2019-2022)
Plaza de Armas in San Pedro de Lloc
Plaza de Armas in San Pedro de Lloc

Coordinates: 7 ° 25 ′  S , 79 ° 26 ′  W

The Pacasmayo Province is located in the La Libertad region in northwestern Peru . The province was founded in 1821. It has an area of ​​1126.47 km². At the 2017 census, 102,897 people lived in the province. In 1993 the population was 78,927, in 2007 94,377. The administrative seat is the city of San Pedro de Lloc .

Geographical location

The Pacasmayo province is located about 80 km north-northwest of the city of Trujillo in the arid coastal region of Peru. It extends over an approximately 40 km wide stretch of coast on the Pacific coast in the northwest of the La Libertad region. The province extends up to 41 km inland. The Río Jequetepeque flows through the north of the province in a westerly direction. Inland the mountains of the Peruvian Western Cordillera rise .

The province of Pacasmayo borders in the north on the province of Chepén , in the northeast on the province Contumazá ( region Cajamarca ) and in the southeast on the Ascope .

Administrative division

The Pacasmayo Province is divided into the following five districts. The district of San Pedro de Lloc is the seat of the provincial administration.

District Administrative headquarters
Guadalupe Guadalupe
Jequetepeque Jequetepeque
Pacasmayo Pacasmayo
San Jose San Jose de Pacasmayo
San Pedro de Lloc San Pedro de Lloc

Web links

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