Chongoyape District

Chongoyape
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Country Peru
RegionLambayeque
ProvinceChiclayo
FoundedJuly 30, 1840
CapitalChongoyape
Government
 • MayorAgustín Lozano
Area
 • Total712 km2 (275 sq mi)
Elevation
209 m (686 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total25,400
 • Density3,567/km2 (9,240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO140102

Chongoyape District is one of twenty districts of the province Chiclayo in Peru,[1] located in the Department of Lambayeque, under the administration of the regional government of Lambayeque, Peru. The Tinajones reservoir and Carhuaquero hydroelectric center are nearby.

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