Pachacamac District | |
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: | Lima |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 11 populated centers |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | January 2, 1857 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Pachacamac |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Enrique Cabrera (2023-2026) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 160.23 |
Elevation M: | 75 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 150123 |
Website: | munipachacamac.gob.pe |
The Pachacámac District is one of 43 districts of the Lima Province in Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Pachacámac. Its main asset is the archaeological Inca site Pachacámac.
The district is located in the southern part of the Lima province at an elevation of 75m.
Pachacámac was first encountered by Hernándo Pizarro on January 30, 1530, while on his quest for gold and his search for a location of a new capital. In 1573, the city of Santísimo Salvador de Pachacámac was founded. In 1857, Pachacámac was founded as a republican district.[2]
The district is divided into 11 populated centers (Spanish; Castilian: Centros Poblados):
The capital of the Pachacámac district is the village of Pachacámac.