Castilla District

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Castilla
Bandera de Castilla (Piura).png
Escudo de Castilla (Piura).png
Coordinates: 5°07′47″S80°30′52″W / 5.12972°S 80.51444°W / -5.12972; -80.51444
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Piura
Province Piura
FoundedMarch 30, 1861
Capital Castilla
Government
   Mayor José Elías Aguilar Silva [1]
(2019–2021)
Area
  Total662.23 km2 (255.69 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
  Total120,766
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 200104
Website municastilla.gob.pe

Castilla District is one of ten districts of the province Piura in Peru. [2] The district was created in 1861 during the presidency of Ramón Castilla. In 2007, it had a population of 120,000. [3]

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References

  1. Redacción (January 2, 2019). "José Aguilar juramentó como nuevo alcalde de Castilla". Noticias Piura 3.0 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 17, 2008.
  3. city population

Coordinates: 5°07′47″S80°30′52″W / 5.12972°S 80.51444°W / -5.12972; -80.51444