Humay District Explained

Humay
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ica
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Pisco
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:June 25, 1855
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Humay
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Claudio Pillaca Cajamarca
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1112.96
Elevation M:430
Population Total:5499
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:110503

Humay District is one of eight districts of the province Pisco in Peru.[1]

The Lily Mine, about 40km (30miles) east of Pisco, Peru, is a well-known producer of mineral specimens for collectors, and rough material for decorative stone-carving.[2]

See also

List of mines in Peru

Zinc mining

References

-13.7225°N -75.8866°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. http://www.mindat.org/loc-6987.html Lily Mine