Castilla District Explained

Castilla
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Coordinates:-5.1297°N -80.5144°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Piura
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Piura
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:March 30, 1861
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Castilla
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:José Elías Aguilar Silva[1]
(2019–2021)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:662.23
Elevation M:30
Population Total:120,766
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:200104
Website:municastilla.gob.pe

Castilla District is one of ten districts of the province Piura in Peru.[2] The district was created in 1861 during the presidency of Ramón Castilla. In 2007, it had a population of 120,000.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Redacción. José Aguilar juramentó como nuevo alcalde de Castilla. March 27, 2019. Noticias Piura 3.0. January 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327042703/https://noticiaspiura30.com/2019/01/piura-jose-aguilar-juramento-como-nuevo-alcalde-de-castilla/. March 27, 2019. es.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 17, 2008.
  3. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/peru.php?cityid=200104 city population