Huanchaco District

Huanchaco District
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Peru
Region	La Libertad
Province	Trujillo
Capital	Huanchaco
Government
•  Mayor	Jose Ruiz Vega (2019-2022)
Area
• Total	333.9 km2 (128.9 sq mi)
Elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	68,409
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	130104

Huanchaco District is one of eleven districts of the province Trujillo, ^[1] located in La Libertad Region, Peru. The district in the year 2017 had 68,409 inhabitants. ^[2]

Huanchaco is one of the tourist districts of Trujillo, has several tourist attractions, starting with the citadel of Chan Chan, the hill called "Cerro Campana" beaches like Huanchaco beach, Playa Azul, La Ribera, La Poza, El Silencio, El elio, etc. In Huanchaco there are multiple restaurants, hotels, lodges and private residences with ocean views. Huanchaco annually receives tourists from all over the world especially in summer, the horses of reeds or "caballitos de totora", among other attractions is most appreciated by holidaymakers.

Populated places

• Huanchaco
• El Milagro

See also

• Trujillo
• Victor Larco city
• La Libertad Region

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. National Institute of Statistics and Information (INEI)- Peru "Consulta de Resultados Censales". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2012-11-04.