Grocio Prado District

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Grocio Prado
Grocio Prado District
Country Flag of Peru.svg Peru
Region Ica
Province Chincha
FoundedDecember 7, 1914
Capital San Pedro
Government
   Mayor Luis Tasayco
Area
  Total
790.82 km2 (305.34 sq mi)
Elevation
93 m (305 ft)
Population
  Total
22,856
  Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 110205

Grocio Prado District is one of eleven districts of the province Chincha in Peru. [1]

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History

The district was created on December 7, 1944, during the first administration of President Manuel Prado Ugarteche.

The name is in honor of the Chinchano hero José Santos Grocio Prado Linares, hero of the Battle of Alto de la Alianza in Tacna, liberator of Cuba and the Philippines, and paternal brother of the President of the Republic.

Geography

It is a coastal district with an annual growth rate of 1.1%, spread over an area of ​​190.53 km² and at an altitude of 90.00 m above sea level.

References

13°23′55″S76°09′23″W / 13.3985°S 76.1564°W / -13.3985; -76.1564