Chilca District, Cañete

Coordinates: 12°31′07″S 76°44′17″W / 12.5186°S 76.7381°W / -12.5186; -76.7381
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Chilca
Ch'illka
Country Peru
RegionLima
ProvinceCañete
CapitalChilca
Government
 • MayorAlfredo Rosas Chauca Navarro
Area
 • Total475.47 km2 (183.58 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total21,573
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO150505

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]: 10 

References[edit]

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


12°31′07″S 76°44′17″W / 12.5186°S 76.7381°W / -12.5186; -76.7381