Huanchaco District

Huanchaco
District
Country  Peru
Region La Libertad
Province Trujillo
Capital Huanchaco
Government
 • Mayor Fernando Julio Bazan Pinillos
Area
 • Total 333.9 km2 (128.9 sq mi)
Elevation 23 m (75 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 38,134
 • Density 110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 130104

Huanchaco District is one of eleven districts of the province Trujillo,[1] located in La Libertad Region, Peru.The district at year 2007 had 44,806 inhabitants.[2]

Huanchaco is one of the tourist districts of Trujillo (Peru), has several tourist attractions, starting with the citadel of Chan Chan, the hill called "Cerro Campana" beaches like Huanchaco beach, Playa Azul, La Ribera, La Poza, El Silencio, El elio, etc. In Huanchaco there are multiple restaurants, hotels, lodges and private residences with ocean views. Huanchaco annually receives tourists from all over the world especially in summer, the horses of reeds or "caballitos de totora", among other attractions is most appreciated by holidaymakers.

Populated places

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ National Institute of Statistics and Information (INEI)- Peru http://desa.inei.gob.pe/censos2007/tabulados/?id=ResultadosCensales

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