Barranca | |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| Region | Lima |
| Province | Barranca |
| Capital | Barranca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ricardo Zender (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 153.76 km2 (59.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 68,324 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 150201 |
Barranca District is one of five districts of the province Barranca in Peru. [1]
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 Barranca Province is one of the nine provinces in the Lima Region of Peru. It was created by Law No. 23939 on October 5, 1984 by the government of President Fernando Belaunde Terry. Geographically, the province has a flat terrain crossed by the valleys of the rivers Fortaleza, Pativilca and Supe.
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.
