Bolognesi District Explained

Bolognesi
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ancash
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Pallasca
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:July 15, 1936
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Bolognesi
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Andrés Germán Aparicio Reyes
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:86.88
Elevation M:2800
Population Total:1575
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Website:bolognesiperu.com

The District of Bolognesi (Spanish; Castilian: '''Distrito de Bolognesi''') is one of 11 districts which are part of the Pallasca Province in Ancash, Peru.

To the north, it borders with the Pallasca District, to the east with the Huandoval District, to the south with the Cabana District and the Tauca District, and to the west with the La Libertad Region.

Bolognesi was known as Mormorullo and was part of the Cabana District until it was declared a district on its own on July 15, 1936.

Population

According to the national statistics bureau of Peru, INEI, Bolognesi has a population above 1.500 inhabitants. The primary occupations are livestock and agriculture.

Festivities

The town of Bolognesi celebrates the Festival in Honor of the Patron Saint Anthony of Padua each June 13. This is the main festival every year, which brings together people from all over the Pallasca Province as well as Bolognesi people from Chimbote, Lima, the United States and other places.

Another important festival is the Festival in Honor of the Pilgrim Virgin celebrated every November 21.

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