Chongoyape District

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Chongoyape
District
Country	Peru
Region	Lambayeque
Province	Chiclayo
Founded	July 30, 1840
Capital	Chongoyape
Government
• Mayor	Agustín Lozano
Area
• Total	712 km² (275 sq mi)
Elevation	209 m (686 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	25,400
• Density	35,67/km² (9,240/sq mi)
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO	140102

Chongoyape District is one of twenty districts of the province Chiclayo in Peru,^[1] located in the Department of Lambayeque, under the administration of the regional government of Lambayeque, Peru. The Tinajones reservoir and Carhuaquero hydroelectric center are nearby.

History

The district capital of the district of Chongoyape is the city of Chongoyape, located to the east of the city of Chiclayo. It was founded on June 17, 1825, on land donated by the landowner Pedro José de las Muñecas, with the name of Santa Catalina de Chongoyape, in honor of the donor’s wife, Catalina Agüero.

Private Reserve Chaparri

References

↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.

v t e Districts of Lambayeque Region Peru

Chiclayo	Cayalti Chiclayo Chongoyape Etén Etén Puerto José Leonardo Ortíz La Victoria Lagunas Monsefú Nueva Arica Oyotún Patapo Picsi Pimentel Pomalca Pucalá Reque Saña Santa Rosa Tumán

Ferreñafe	Cañaris Ferreñafe Incahuasi Manuel Antonio Mesones Muro Pitipo Pueblo Nuevo

Lambayeque	Chochope Illimo Jayanca Lambayeque Mochumi Morrope Motupe Olmos Pacora Salas San José Túcume

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