Chilca District, Cañete Explained

Chilca
Native Name:Ch'illka
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Lima
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Cañete
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Chilca
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Alfredo Rosas Chauca Navarro
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:475.47
Elevation M:3
Population Total:21573
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:150505

Chilca District is one of sixteen districts of the province Cañete in Peru.[1] The archaeological site of Paloma is located in this district, on the northern edge of the Chilca River's valley.[2]

References

-12.5186°N -76.7381°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. Book: Quilter . Jeffrey . Life and Death at Paloma: Society and Mortuary Practices in a Preceramic Peruvian Village . 1989 . University of Iowa Press . Iowa City . 0-87745-194-X . 23 June 2022.