Pacasmayo District

Pacasmayo
Pacasmayo
Coordinates: 7°24′1″S 79°34′12″W / 7.40028°S 79.57000°W / -7.40028; -79.57000
Country Peru
RegionLa Libertad
ProvincePacasmayo
FoundedNovember 23, 1864
CapitalPacasmayo
Government
 • MayorCesar Rodolfo Milla Manay
Area
 • Total
30.84 km2 (11.91 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
28,959
 • Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO130704

Pacasmayo District is one of five districts of the province Pacasmayo in Peru.[1] It lies just over 100 km north of Trujillo, in km number 681 from the Panamerican Highway, is located in the coast beside to the Pacific Ocean. The city is visited commonly for surfers. [2]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ Article title Peru Surfing