Atico District Explained

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]

History

The district was created by Law of December 9, 1897, in the government of President Nicolás de Piérola Villena.

Tourism

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.

Communications and access roads

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.

Sports

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.

Authorities

Municipal

• 2019 − 2022[4]

Mayor: Mauro Milton Medina Urday, de Fuerza Arequipeña.

Governing

  1. Briceida Katherine Sierra Sánchez (Fuerza Arequipeña)
  2. Carmelo Hipólito Vega Fernández (Fuerza Arequipeña)
  3. Yhelma Ochoa Flores (Fuerza Arequipeña)
  4. Juan Paulino Huamán Aquino (Fuerza Arequipeña)
  5. Andrés Tapia Vega (Arequipa - Unidos por el Gran Cambio)

Past mayors

• 2015-2018: José Pedro Gómez Aguayo Atico - Caraveli - Arequipa

Festivities

See also

• Territorial organization of Peru

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Funcionarios - Municipalidad Distrital de Atico - Plataforma del Estado Peruano . www.gob.pe . es-pe.
  2. Web site: Perú: Resultados Definitivos 2017 . Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática.
  3. Web site: 2011-07-22 . Mapa de las Jurisdicciones Eclesiastícas del Perú . 2022-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722174033/http://www.iglesiacatolica.org.pe/cep/map_je_nondetail.htm . 22 July 2011 . dead.
  4. Web site: JNE . SIJE- . JNE - Plataforma Electoral . 2022-03-12 . plataformaelectoral.jne.gob.pe . es.