Marcona District
Marcona | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ica |
| Province | Nazca |
| Founded | May 10, 1955 |
| Capital | San Juan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joel Roberto Rosales Pacheco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,955.36 km2 (754.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,570 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 110304 |
| Website | munimarcona.gob.pe |
Marcona District is one of five districts of the province Nazca in Peru.[1] The district capital is San Juan de Marcona a port on the Pacific coast.
Marcona Mine
The major industry in the Marcona District is the Marcona Mine, an open-pit iron mine. The mine was acquired in 1992 by Shougang Corporation a state owned Chinese corporation which does business locally as Shougang Hiero Peru.[2][3]
Economy
In addition to mining, there is trade and commercial fishing.
References
- ^ Template:Es icon Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ "Tensions Over Chinese Mining Venture in Peru" article by Simon Romero in The New York Times August 14, 2010, accessed August 14, 2010
- ^ Info portal at InfoMine.Com
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