Atico | |
Native Name: | Atiku |
Native Name Lang: | que |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Arequipa |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Caravelí |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | December 9, 1897 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Atico |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Mauro Milton Medina Urday[1] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 3146.65 |
Elevation M: | 75 |
Population Total: | 5215[2] |
Population As Of: | 2017 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 040303 |
The district of Atico is one of the thirteen that make up the province of Caravelí, located in the department of Arequipa, in southern Peru.
From the hierarchical point of view of the Catholic Church, it is part of the Prelature of Caravelí in the Archdiocese of Arequipa.[3]
The district was created by Law of December 9, 1897, in the government of President Nicolás de Piérola Villena.
• Puyenca: This beach is well known for its welcoming shape. In it we can also find swimming pools for adults and children where international orchestras arrive, as well as well-known groups, being a good form of entertainment for the residents of Atico and its visitors.
• Poza Verde: In its beginnings it was a natural pool where mostly children came due to its low depth. Over the years, the district government decided to remodel the place by expanding the pool and the surrounding area. Now musical groups and orchestras usually appear in the summers.
• Los colorados: This is a vast beach known for its inhabitants, in it we can find a great variety of crabs, limpets, pancoras, mussels, among others. this beach is characterized by its low waves and the large area of sand that it has.
Penthouse is located at km 700 of the Panamericana Sur, 10 hours from Lima, 6 hours from Ica, 6 hours from Arequipa, 2 hours from Camaná.
The District has as its main stage the "Municipal Stadium of Atico" which serves for the District Football League of Atico, in addition to having hosted the Departmental and Provincial Stage, being represented with great repercussion in the Peru Cup by the "Club Social Los Chinitos " in recent years.
Among the most popular clubs are, in addition to Chinitos, Jorge Chávez, El Porvenir, Unión Marítimo and Defensor San Pedro.
• 2019 − 2022[4]
• Mayor: Mauro Milton Medina Urday, de Fuerza Arequipeña.
• Governing
• 2015-2018: José Pedro Gómez Aguayo Atico - Caraveli - Arequipa
• Territorial organization of Peru