Pimentel District

For other uses, see Pimentel.

Pimentel
District
Monument in memory of José Quiñones Gonzales
Country	Peru
Region	Lambayeque
Province	Chiclayo
Founded	October 18, 1920
Capital	Pimentel
Government
•  Mayor	Cesar Roberto Jacinto Purizaca
Area
• Total	66.53 km2 (25.69 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population  (2017 census)
• Total	44,602
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	140112

Pimentel District is one of twenty districts of the Chiclayo province in Peru. The beach (Playa Pimentel) and reed watercraft caballitos de totora are among its most popular attractions. ^[1]

Gallery

• 
  Playa Pimentel, along the Pacific coast.
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  Sun setting over Chiclayo Street, Pimentel.
• 
  Not far from the central market in Pimentel.
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  The usual slogans for the municipal elections, Pimentel.

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. (in Spanish) Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 11, 2008.

External links

• Tourism and the Town of Pimentel

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