Pimentel District
Appearance
Pimentel | |
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![]() Monument in memory of José Quiñones Gonzales | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Lambayeque |
Province | Chiclayo |
Founded | October 18, 1920 |
Capital | Pimentel |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cesar Roberto Jacinto Purizaca |
Area | |
• Total | 66.53 km2 (25.69 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 44,602 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 140112 |
Pimentel District is one of twenty districts of the Chiclayo province in Peru. The beach (Playa Pimentel) and reed watercraft caballitos de totora are among its most popular attractions.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Surf_school_pimentel.jpg/220px-Surf_school_pimentel.jpg)
Gallery
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Playa Pimentel, along the Pacific coast.
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Sun setting over Chiclayo Street, Pimentel.
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Not far from the central market in Pimentel.
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The usual slogans for the municipal elections, Pimentel.
References
[edit]- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. (in Spanish) Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 11, 2008.
External links
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6°50′09″S 79°56′08″W / 6.8359°S 79.9356°W