Chicla District

Coordinates: 11°42′18″S 76°16′07″W / 11.7050°S 76.2686°W / -11.7050; -76.2686
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Chicla
Chikla
The train from Lima to La Oroya between Chinchan and the Antikuna pass
The train from Lima to La Oroya between Chinchan and the Antikuna pass
Country Peru
RegionLima
ProvinceHuarochirí
FoundedMarch 4, 1953
CapitalChicla
Government
 • MayorJulio Cesar Felix Carlos
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total244.1 km2 (94.2 sq mi)
Elevation
3,793 m (12,444 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total3,826
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO150705

Chicla District is one of thirty-two districts of the Huarochirí Province, located in the Department of Lima in Peru.[1] The district was created by the Law No. 11981 in March 4, 1953, during the presidency of Manuel A. Odría, and encompasses an area of 244.1 km2.

Geography[edit]

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)


11°42′18″S 76°16′07″W / 11.7050°S 76.2686°W / -11.7050; -76.2686