Chiclayo | |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| Region | Lambayeque |
| Province | Chiclayo |
| Capital | Chiclayo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcos Antonio Gasco Arrobas (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.35 km2 (19.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 270,496 |
| • Density | 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 140101 |
| Website | www.munichiclayo.gob.pe |
Chiclayo District is one of twenty districts of the Chiclayo province in Peru. [1] The district is home to the principal city of Chiclayo.
The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total.
The Chiclayo Province is one of three provinces of the Lambayeque Region in Peru.
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.
