| Curgos | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Location of Curgos in the Sánchez Carrión province | |
| Country |  |
| Region | La Libertad |
| Province | Sánchez Carrión |
| Founded | December 13, 1943 |
| Capital | Curgos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Santos Rios Caipo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 99.5 km2 (38.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,225 m (10,581 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 8,086 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 130904 |
Curgos District is one of eight districts of the province Sánchez Carrión 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 Sánchez Carrión Province is one of twelve provinces of the La Libertad Region in Peru. It is named in honour of José Faustino Sánchez Carrión. The capital of this province is the city of Huamachuco. About 30 miles away is Marcahuamachuco, a prehistoric political and religious centre of a culture that throve AD 350-1100.
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.
