Chaclacayo Explained

Chaclacayo District
Native Name:Distrito de Chaclacayo (Spanish)
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Coordinates:-11.9833°N -122°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Lima
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Lima
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
P1:1 populated center
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:April 24, 1940
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Chaclacayo
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Sergio Baigorria
(2023–2026)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:39.5
Elevation M:647
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:150107
Website:munichaclacayo.gob.pe

Chaclacayo is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Together with Chosica, Chaclacayo is the natural exit district to Central Peru, east of Lima, through the Carretera Central (Central Highway).

Location

Chaclacayo is located at an elevation of 647 m and at the 17th km mark of the Carretera Central, the main road headed East starting in the Lima urban center.Borders:North: Rimac River and Lurigancho (Chosica)South: CieneguillaWest: AteEast: Lurigancho (Chosica)

History

During the colonial era (17th-18th centuries), the corregimiento De la Buena Muerte executed its functions from Chaclacayo. It was then that began the formation of the nine estates that, with the passing of time, would originate the district.

Geography

Chaclacayo is located in the valley of the Rímac River that runs from the Peruvian Andes to the Pacific Ocean. Its weather is typical of the Coastal Andes: During summertime (from December to February) it is warm and sometimes rainy; the rest of the year it is usually sunny, with average temperatures between 14 and 20 °C. The coldest months are June and July, when temperatures can drop to 12 °C.

Name

The name is derived from an Aymara word that means "at the foot of the carrizo". Carrizo is a plant that grows by the Rimac's riverside.

Main attractions

Places to visit in Chaclacayo are the Parque Central, the central park of the district. Around the park there are other landmarks: a well-known bakery, an Evangelical church, a bazaar, and the Chaclacayo District Council.

Neighborhoods

Miscellaneous

The peculiar shape of the district has made some think of Huampaní and Ñaña as being part of Chaclacayo. However those towns after the bridge do, but before the bridge belong to the neighboring district of Lurigancho.

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estadística Poblacional - Ministerio de Salud del Perú.