La Punta
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La Punta is a district of the Constitutional Province of Callao in Peru, and one of the six districts that comprise the port city of Callao. It is located in a peninsula in the western part of the province and is almost entirely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, except on its northeastern side, where it is bordered by downtown Callao.
Officially established as a district on October 6, 1915, the current mayor (alcalde) of La Punta is Wilfredo Duharte.
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[edit] Geography
The district has a total land area of 18.38 km². Its administrative center is located 2 meters above sea level.
[edit] Boundaries
- North, East, South and West: Pacific Ocean
- Northeast: Downtown Callao
[edit] Demographics
According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 7,246 inhabitants and a population density of 394.2 persons/km². In 1999, there were 1,248 households in the district.
Many of La Punta's inhabitants are descendants of Italian immigrants.
[edit] The district
La Punta is mostly an upper middle class district, where Callao's most prestigious families have historically lived. Many of the district's old houses are still conserved.
La punta has a earthquacke alarm system which alerts the residents to evacuate the district, since one strong enough could create a tsunami and easily wipe out the penninsula.
La punta is also one of the districs which beaches are affected by the ocean current El Niño annually.
Almost one third of La Punta's territory is occupied by the Peruvian Naval School ("Peruvian Naval School").
The Club Regatas Unión is located in the upscale beach resort of La Punta. The district has three beaches: "Cantolao", "Malecón" and "Arenillas".
The main routes that connect La Punta with the rest of the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area are the Grau and Bolognesi Avenues.
The San Lorenzo and El Frontón islands lie in front of La Punta and can clearly be seen from the district's beaches.
[edit] External links
- Municipalidad Distrital de La Punta - District council official website (in Spanish)
- Todo Callao (in Spanish)
- Chim Pum Callao - Pictures of La Punta
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