Sinsicap District
Sinsicap District | |
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The district of Sinsicap is located in the far northwest of the province of Otuzco (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | La Libertad |
province | Otuzco |
Seat | Sinsicap |
surface | 453 km² |
Residents | 7550 (2017) |
density | 17 inhabitants per km² |
founding | April 25, 1861 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-LAL |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Ántero Perciliano Reyes Julca (2019-2022) |
Political party | Alianza para el Progreso |
Coordinates: 7 ° 51 ′ S , 78 ° 45 ′ W
The Sinsicap district is located in the Otuzco Province in the La Libertad region in western Peru . The district was founded on April 25, 1861. It has an area of 453 km². The 2017 census counted 7,550 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 7,634, in 2007 8,271. The district administration is located in the 2284 m high village of Sinsicap with 353 inhabitants (as of 2017). Sinsicap is located almost 22 km west-northwest of the provincial capital Otuzco .
Geographical location
The Sinsicap district is located in the far northwest of the Otuzco province. The northern part of the district lies in the catchment area of the Río Chicama , the southern part in that of the Río Moche .
The Sinsicap district borders in the southwest with the Simbal district ( Trujillo province ), in the west and northwest with the Chicama district ( Ascope province ), in the northeast with the Marmot district ( Gran Chimú province ), in the southeast with the Otuzco district ( Otuzco province ) and in the south to the districts of La Cuesta and Paranday .
Localities
Larger places (centros poblado) in the district next to the main town are:
- Llaguén (789 inhabitants)
- San Ignacio (1975 inhabitants)
Web links
- Peru: Region La Libertad (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú