| Cholón | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Marañón |
| Founded | October 21, 1912 |
| Capital | San Pedro de Chonta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miguel Herrada Morales |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,010.33 km2 (1,548.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,350 m (7,710 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 7,993 |
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 100702 |
Cholón District is one of three districts of the province Marañón 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 Marañón Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huacrachuco. The province has a population of 23,000 inhabitants as of 2002.
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.
