San José District (Lambayeque)

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San José District
The district of San José (marked dark blue) is located in the extreme south of the province of Lambayeque
The district of San José (marked dark blue) is located in the extreme south of the province of Lambayeque
Basic data
Country Peru
region Lambayeque
province LambayequeTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat San Jose
surface 45.2 km²
Residents 16,128 (2017)
density 357 inhabitants per km²
founding November 17, 1894
ISO 3166-2 PE-LAM
politics
Alcalde District Agustín Sánchez Cobeñas
(2019-2022)

Coordinates: 6 ° 46 ′ 5 ″  S , 79 ° 58 ′ 14 ″  W.

The district of San José is located in the Lambayeque Province in the Lambayeque region of northwestern Peru . The district was founded on November 17, 1894. It has an area of ​​45.2 km². The 2017 census counted 16,128 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 7219, in 2007 it was 12,078. The district administration is located in the 8  m high coastal city of San José with 10,686 inhabitants (as of 2017). San José is 10 km southwest of the provincial capital Lambayeque and 14 km west of the regional capital Chiclayo .

Geographical location

The district of San José is located on the Pacific coast in the extreme south of the province of Lambayeque.

The district of San José borders in the north on the district Lambayeque and in the southeast on the district Pimentel ( province Chiclayo ).

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