Lurigancho-Chosica
Lurigancho-Chosica | |
|---|---|
 A house in Chosica next to theRímac River | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lurigancho-Chosica in theLimaprovince | |
| Coordinates:12°02′S77°01′W/ 12.033°S 77.017°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Lima |
| Province | Lima |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Chosica |
| Government | |
| •Mayor | Oswaldo Vargas (2023-2026) |
| Area | |
• Total | 236.47 km2(91.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 861 m (2,825 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 303,966 |
| Time zone | UTC-5(PET) |
| UBIGEO | 150118 |
| Website | munichosica.gob.pe |
Lurigancho-Chosica,also known simply asChosica,is adistrictofLima Province,Peru,located in the valley of theRímac River,which it shares with neighboringChaclacayoandAtedistricts. Its capital is the town ofChosica.Its administrative center is located 861 m (2,825 ft) abovesea level.
According to a 2002 estimate by theINEI,the district has 125,088 inhabitants and a population density of 529 persons/km². In 1999, there were 32,327 households in the district.
Its capital, Chosica, is located in the extreme east of the district, near the border with theProvince of Huarochirí.Lurigancho counts on a Minor Populated Center inside the urban core of Lima, which isSanta María de Huachipawhich is located in the extreme west of the district and adjacent toSan Juan de Lurigancho.Other notable urban areas in this zone are Jicamarca and Cajamarquilla, where one of the principal zinc refineries of the country is located. In the mountain zone in proximity to the refinery is located theJicamarca Radio Observatory.
History
[edit]The district was created on January 2, 1857,[2]with the town of Lurigancho (in the currentSan Juan de Luriganchodistrict, split off in 1967) as its capital. It had a population of 1248 inhabitants, most of them dedicated to agricultural activities, according to the census of 1876.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Ñaña (Peruvian Union University), elevation 543 m (1,781 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 0.7 (0.03) |
1.1 (0.04) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.6 (0.02) |
0.7 (0.03) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.3 (0.01) |
5.5 (0.22) |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 86.9 | 87.1 | 87.7 | 87.4 | 87.5 | 88.0 | 88.4 | 88.5 | 87.9 | 87.6 | 87.6 | 87.5 | 87.7 |
| Source 1:NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Servicio Nacional de Certificación Ambiental para las Inversiones Sostenibles (humidity)[4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Chosica (National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle), elevation 851 m (2,792 ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.8 (76.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 5.7 (0.22) |
7.7 (0.30) |
6.2 (0.24) |
1.2 (0.05) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.2 (0.01) |
1.8 (0.07) |
23.2 (0.9) |
| Source: Plataforma del Estado Peruano[5] | |||||||||||||
Boundaries
[edit]- North:Huarochirí Provincein theLima Region
- East: Huarochirí Province
- South:Chaclacayo,AteandEl Agustino
- West:San Juan de Lurigancho
Education
[edit]![[icon]](/translate/en.wikipedia.org?u=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AWiki_letter_w_cropped.svg&t=vi){kind=small} | This sectionneeds expansion.You can help byadding to it.(March 2016) |
Colegio Peruano-Alemán Beata Imelda,a German school, is in the district.[6]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Estadística Poblacional - Ministerio de Salud del Perú".
- ^Alberto Tauro del Pino,Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú,vol. X, p. 1534.
- ^"World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Ñaña".National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.RetrievedJanuary 27,2024.
- ^"Evaluación Ambiental Preliminar" HER1 ""(PDF).Servicio Nacional de Certificación Ambiental para las Inversiones Sostenibles.Retrieved27 June2024.
- ^"Estudio Hidrológico y Ubicación de la Red de Estaciones Hidrométricas en la Cuenca del Río Rímac"(PDF).Ministerio de Agricultura.Retrieved16 June2024.
- ^"Colegio Peruano-Alemán "Beata Imelda", Lima[permanent dead link]."ZfA. Retrieved on March 21, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Official municipal website ( munichosica.pe)
- chosica– Portal of the town of Chosica