Pachacámac District

Pachacamac District
Pachacamac District
District
	Pachacámac archaeological site
	Coat of arms
	Location of Pachacámac in the Lima province
Country	Peru
Region	Lima
Province	Lima
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Pachacamac
Subdivisions	11 populated centers
Government
• Mayor	Enrique Cabrera; (2023-2026)
Area
• Total	160.23 km2 (61.87 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population (2023)
• Total	153,189
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	150123
Website	munipachacamac.gob.pe

The Pachacámac District is one of 43 districts of the Lima Province in Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Pachacámac. Its main asset is the archaeological Inca site Pachacámac.

Geography

The district is located in the southern part of the Lima province at an elevation of 75m.

Boundaries

North: La Molina, Ate Vitarte and Cieneguilla.
East: Cieneguilla and Huarochirí Province.
South: Lurín
West: Villa María del Triunfo

History

Pachacámac was first encountered by Hernándo Pizarro on January 30, 1530, while on his quest for gold and his search for a location of a new capital. In 1573, the city of Santísimo Salvador de Pachacámac was founded. In 1857, Pachacámac was founded as a republican district.^[2]

Political division

The district is divided into 11 populated centers (Spanish: Centros Poblados):

Pachacámac
Puente Manchay
Tambo Inga
Pampa Flores
Manchay Alto Lote B
Invasion Cementerio
Manchay Bajo
Santa Rosa de Mal Paso
Cardal
Jatosisa
Tomina

Capital

The capital of the Pachacámac district is the village of Pachacámac.

Climate

Climate data for Pachacámac District (Manchay Bajo), elevation 148 m (486 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26.9 (80.4)	27.8 (82.0)	27.5 (81.5)	25.9 (78.6)	23.2 (73.8)	20.5 (68.9)	19.5 (67.1)	19.2 (66.6)	19.8 (67.6)	21.5 (70.7)	23.0 (73.4)	25.1 (77.2)	23.3 (74.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	22.6 (72.7)	23.4 (74.1)	23.1 (73.6)	21.5 (70.7)	19.4 (66.9)	17.6 (63.7)	16.8 (62.2)	16.4 (61.5)	16.7 (62.1)	18.0 (64.4)	19.3 (66.7)	21.1 (70.0)	19.7 (67.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18.2 (64.8)	19.0 (66.2)	18.8 (65.8)	17.1 (62.8)	15.5 (59.9)	14.7 (58.5)	14.1 (57.4)	13.6 (56.5)	13.7 (56.7)	14.5 (58.1)	15.6 (60.1)	17.0 (62.6)	16.0 (60.8)
Average relative humidity (%)	82	81	81	79	84	87	87	88	87	84	81	80	83
Source: Plataforma del Estado Peruano^[3]

References

^ "Estadística Poblacional - Ministerio de Salud del Perú".
^ (in Spanish) Pachacamac Municipality, History Archived 2007-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved October 31, 2007.
^ "Estudio Hidrológico y Ubicación de la Red de Estaciones Hidrométricas en la Cuenca del Río Rímac" (PDF). Ministerio de Agricultura. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

External links

(in Spanish) Official web site

12°13′48″S 76°51′33″W / 12.23000°S 76.85917°W / -12.23000; -76.85917

[Sin_nombre-rHCU-1-1] "Estadística Poblacional - Ministerio de Salud del Perú".

[2] (in Spanish) Pachacamac Municipality, History Archived 2007-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved October 31, 2007.

[GOB.PE-3] "Estudio Hidrológico y Ubicación de la Red de Estaciones Hidrométricas en la Cuenca del Río Rímac" (PDF). Ministerio de Agricultura. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

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