Chota District

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Chota
District
Chota
Coordinates: 6°33′37″S 78°38′59″W / 6.5602°S 78.6497°W / -6.5602; -78.6497
Country	Peru
Region	Cajamarca
Province	Chota
Capital	Chota
Government
• Mayor	Werner Cabrera Campos
Area
• Total	261.75 km2 (101.06 sq mi)
Elevation	2,388 m (7,835 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	47,279
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	060401

Chota District is one of nineteen districts in the Chota Province in Peru.^[1] It is located in the central part of the province in the northern Andean region of Peru. Its capital is located on the plateau of Acunto at 2,388 meters above sea level and 150 km north of Cajamarca, or 219 km east of Chiclayo, Lambayeque.