Pachacámac District
{{Short description|District in Lima, Peru}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pachacámac
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = es
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = Pachacamac.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Pachacámac archaeological site
| image_flag =
| flag_alt =
| image_shield = COA Pachacamac District in Lima Province.png
| shield_alt =
| nickname =
| image_map = Map of Lima highlighting Pachacamac.PNG
| mapsize = frameless
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location of Pachacámac in the Lima province
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint =
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Peru}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Lima
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Lima
| parts_type = Subdivisions
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 11 populated centers
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = January 2, 1857
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Pachacamac
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Enrique Cabrera
(2023-2026)
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 160.23
| area_note =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 75
| population_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=https://www.minsa.gob.pe/reunis/data/poblacion_estimada.asp|title=Estadística Poblacional - Ministerio de Salud del Perú}}
| population_total = {{commas|153189}}
| population_as_of = 2023
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note =
| timezone1 = PET
| utc_offset1 = -5
| blank_name_sec1 = UBIGEO
| blank_info_sec1 = 150123
| website = [http://www.munipachacamac.gob.pe munipachacamac.gob.pe]
| footnotes =
}}
Pachacámac 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.{{in lang|es}} Pachacamac Municipality, [http://www.munipachacamac.gob.pe/historia.html History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022044624/http://www.munipachacamac.gob.pe/historia.html |date=2007-10-22 }}, Retrieved October 31, 2007.
Political division
The district is divided into 11 populated centers ({{langx|es|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
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Pachacámac District (Manchay Bajo), elevation {{convert|148|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Jan high C = 26.9
|Feb high C = 27.8
|Mar high C = 27.5
|Apr high C = 25.9
|May high C = 23.2
|Jun high C = 20.5
|Jul high C = 19.5
|Aug high C = 19.2
|Sep high C = 19.8
|Oct high C = 21.5
|Nov high C = 23.0
|Dec high C = 25.1
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 22.6
|Feb mean C = 23.4
|Mar mean C = 23.1
|Apr mean C = 21.5
|May mean C = 19.4
|Jun mean C = 17.6
|Jul mean C = 16.8
|Aug mean C = 16.4
|Sep mean C = 16.7
|Oct mean C = 18.0
|Nov mean C = 19.3
|Dec mean C = 21.1
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = 18.2
|Feb low C = 19.0
|Mar low C = 18.8
|Apr low C = 17.1
|May low C = 15.5
|Jun low C = 14.7
|Jul low C = 14.1
|Aug low C = 13.6
|Sep low C = 13.7
|Oct low C = 14.5
|Nov low C = 15.6
|Dec low C = 17.0
| year low C =
| Jan humidity = 82
| Feb humidity = 81
| Mar humidity = 81
| Apr humidity = 79
| May humidity = 84
| Jun humidity = 87
| Jul humidity = 87
| Aug humidity = 88
| Sep humidity = 87
| Oct humidity = 84
| Nov humidity = 81
| Dec humidity = 80
| year humidity =
| source 1 = Plataforma del Estado Peruano{{cite web
| url = https://www.ana.gob.pe/sites/default/files/publication/files/1_estudio_hidrologico_cuenca_rimac_-_volumen_i_-_texto_-_final_2010_0.pdf
| title = Estudio Hidrológico y Ubicación de la Red de Estaciones Hidrométricas en la Cuenca del Río Rímac
| publisher= Ministerio de Agricultura
| access-date = 16 June 2024}}
}}
See also
References
External links
- {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20071018030737/http://www.munipachacamac.gob.pe/ Official web site]
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