Pacasmayo District

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Coordinates: 7°24′1″S79°34′12″W / 7.40028°S 79.57000°W / -7.40028; -79.57000 Coordinates: 7°24′1″S79°34′12″W / 7.40028°S 79.57000°W / -7.40028; -79.57000
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region La Libertad
Province Pacasmayo
FoundedNovember 23, 1864
Capital Pacasmayo
Government
   Mayor Cesar Rodolfo Milla Manay
Area
  Total30.84 km2 (11.91 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total28,959
  Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 130704

Pacasmayo District is one of five districts of the province Pacasmayo in Peru. [1] It lies just over 100 km north of Trujillo, in km number 681 from the Panamerican Highway, is located in the coast beside to the Pacific Ocean. The city is visited commonly for surfers. [2]

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