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Chicama District
Chicama District is one of the Districts of Peru, districts of the Ascope Province in the La Libertad Region in Peru. Municipalidad Distrital de ChicamaMunicipalidad Distrital de Chicama Retrieved November 9, 2007. Localities *Chiclín *Sausal, Peru, Sausal See also *Chavimochic *Chicama Valley *Chicama, Peru, Chicama *Puerto Chicama References External links *www.munichicama.gob.pe Official district web site Districts of the Ascope province Districts of the Department of La Libertad {{LaLibertad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Peru
The districts of Peru () are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces of Peru, provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions of Peru, regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total. Overview A 1982 law requires a minimum of residents in an area for a new district to be legally established: 3,500 if it is located in the rainforest, 4,000 in the Andes highlands and 10,000 in the Chala, coastal area. In the dry Andean area, many districts have less than 3,500 inhabitants due to low population density in the area. In some cases, their populations have decreased in comparison to the days when they were founded. Districts that are located at very high altitudes tend to be scarcely populated. These districts usually are large in area, have few available land for use. Many basic government services do not reach all residents of these districts due to their difficult geography. Many lack financial means to govern th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In Peru
Peru Time (PET) is the official time in Peru. It is always 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00).Worldtimezone.coTime zone names - Peru Time Retrieved December 28, 2007 Peru has only one time zone and does not observe daylight saving time. During roughly April to October, Peruvian Time is the same as North American Central Time, while during roughly October to April, it is the same as North American Eastern Time. IANA time zone database In the IANA time zone database Peru has the following time zone: *America/Lima (PE) References External linksGMT: Greenwich Mean Time - World Time / Time in every Time Zone Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ... Geography of Peru {{standard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Chicama
Malabrigo also called unofficially Puerto Chicama, is a port and small coastal city in northwestern Peru, located in La Libertad Region, some 70 km north of Trujillo city. The town is home to the Chicama wave, the first legally protected wave in the world, as well as the world's longest left-breaking wave—see External Links. Chicama waves Locals have called the waves at Chicama, from the top of the Cape to the pier over a distance of about 4 km, "Malpaso", "Keys", "The Point", and "El Hombre". At other times other names have been given, but these are the names from locals as of 2005. "The Point" is considered the best part of the wave and is the most famous, which will break for around 1 km up to about 6 feet in size ( Hawaiian scale), but to ride longer than this all the way to the pier (about 2.2 km) on a single wave needs a swell >6 feet, which is quite rare. The wave is well-shaped, fast and moderately hollow, breaking over soft sand, but not a genuine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicama Valley
Chicama Valley is an area located at north of the Valley of Moche in La Libertad Region, northern Peru, it has agricultural resources where one of the main products is cane of sugar; this valley has been formed on both sides of the Chicama River. Description Mainly It is an agricultural zone that is part of the project Chavimochic in its third stage. Interesting places Some interesting places in the valley are: * Ascope *Puerto Chicama *Casas_Grandes Casas Grandes (Spanish for ''Great Houses''; also known as Paquimé) is a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexico, Mexican state of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua. Construction of the site is attributed to the Mogollon culture. Casa ... * Cascas * El Brujo * Huaca Prieta See also * Trujillo * Valley of Moche * Viru Valley * Chao Valley External links References {{coord missing, Peru Valleys of the Department of La Libertad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavimochic
Chavimochic Special Project is an irrigation system that extends throughout much of the coast of the La Libertad Region, on the north coast of Peru. It was started in the 1960s by the National Development Institute (INADE), a Peruvian central government dependence. In 2003, was made the transfer of the administration to Regional Government of La Libertad. Origin of the Name Chavimochic is an acronym formed by the first syllables or graphemes of the names of the four valleys that cross the Madre Canal of the project, these are: Chao, Viru, Moche and Chicama. The third stage In 2012, It has been managing the construction of the third and final stage of CHAVIMOCHIC to irrigate land Chicama Valley, north of Trujillo. This stage includes more extensive and fertile region of La Libertad and therefore demand an investment of approximately U.S. $ 825 million, to be financed by the Regional Government and the private sector. Its implementation will be a major step in the developme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sausal, Peru
Sausal is a town in Northern Peru in Chicama District of Ascope Province in the region La Libertad. This town is located some 65 km north of Trujillo in the agricultural Chicama Valley. See also * Ascope Province *Chavimochic *Virú Valley The Viru Valley is located in La Libertad Region on the north west coast of Peru. The Viru Valley Project In 1946 the first attempt to study settlement patterns in the Americas The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a ... * Virú * Moche valley External linksLocation of Sausal by Wikimapia References Populated places in the Department of La Libertad {{Peru-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiclín
Chiclín is a town in Northern Peru in Chicama District of Ascope Province in the region La Libertad. This town is located next to the Pan-American Highway some 35 km north of Trujillo in the agricultural Chicama Valley. History At the start of the 20th century, Rafael Larco Herrera wanted to transform hacienda Chiclín into a Utopia. The project was challenged by Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín Football Club. See also * Ascope Province *Chavimochic *Virú Valley The Viru Valley is located in La Libertad Region on the north west coast of Peru. The Viru Valley Project In 1946 the first attempt to study settlement patterns in the Americas The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a ... * Virú * Moche valley External linksLocation of Chiclín by Wikimapia References Populated places in the Department of La Libertad {{LaLibertad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west, to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country, to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River. Peru has Demographics of Peru, a population of over 32 million, and its capital and largest city is Lima. At , Peru is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 19th largest country in the world, and the List of South American countries by area, third largest in South America. Pre-Columbian Peru, Peruvian territory was home to Andean civilizations, several cultures during the ancient and medieval periods, and has one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UBIGEO
UBIGEO () is the coding system for geographical locations ( Spanish: ''Código Ubicacíon Geográfica'') in Peru used by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics ( Spanish: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática'', ''INEI'') to code the first-level administrative subdivision: regions ( Spanish: ''regiones'', singular: ''región''), the second-level administrative subdivision: provinces ( Spanish: ''provincias'', singular: ''provincia'') and the third-level administrative subdivision: districts ( Spanish: ''distritos'', singular: ''distrito''). There are 1874 different ubigeos in Peru. Syntax The coding system uses two-digit numbers for each level of subdivision. The first level starts numbering at 01 for the Amazonas Region and continues in alphabetical order up to 25 for the Ucayali Region. Additional regions will be added to the end of the list, starting with the first available number. The second level starts with 0101 for the first province in the Ama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru 2005 Census
# The 2005 Peru Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population. It was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática from July 18 through August 20, 2005. Its full name in Spanish is ''X Censo de Población y V de Vivienda'' ("Tenth Population and Fifth Household Census"). The previous census performed in Peru was the 1993 Census. The following census was the 2007 Census. The results of the census were released to the public on November 30, 2005, after all the census materials from the country's 25 regions were transported to Arequipa and processed at the INEI information processing center in that city. Results The total population of Peru is 26,152,265 inhabitants. The following table shows a breakdown of the total population per region and the Lima Province. See also * Peru Census References INEI: Perú tiene 26 millones 152 mil 265 habitantes Censuses in Peru Demographics of Peru 2005 in Peru Peru Peru, officially the Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. The term ''mayor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
