Canoas de Punta Sal District

Canoas de Punta Sal
District
Flag of Canoas de Punta Sal
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Coat of arms of Canoas de Punta Sal
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Interactive map of Canoas de Punta Sal
Country Peru
RegionTumbes
ProvinceContralmirante Villar
FoundedApril 3, 2006
CapitalPunta Sal
Government
 • MayorReynaldo López Cruz
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total
623.34 km2 (240.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
6,336
 • Density10.16/km2 (26.33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO240203

The district of Canoas de Punta Sal is one of the three districts that make up the province of Contralmirante Villar province, located in the department of Tumbes in northern Peru. It is bordered to the north and west by the Gulf of Guayaquil (Pacific Ocean); to the northeast by the district of Zorritos; to the southeast by the district of Casitas; and to the southwest by the department of Piura.[1]

History

The district was created on April 3, 2006, by Law No. 28707, during the administration of President Alejandro Toledo Manrique.

Geography

It has an area of 623.34 km2 (240.67 sq mi). Its capital is the town of Cancas, located at 6 meters above sea level.[2]

Demographics

Population

According to the 2007 census, the district has a population of 4,429 inhabitants.[3]

Religion

According to data from the 2007 census, 83% of the district's population is Catholic, and 13% is non-Catholic. % are members of an evangelical church, 2% state they profess no religion, while 2% say they profess some other belief. In the case of Catholics, from the hierarchical point of view of the Catholic Church, they are part of the Vicariate Forane of Tumbes of the Archdiocese of Piura.[4]

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ↑ District Information Bank - INEI
  3. ↑ XI Population and VI Housing Census 2007
  4. ↑ "Peruvian Episcopal Conference, Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions". Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2015.

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