Chaclacayo

Chaclacayo
—  District  —
Chaclacayo Street
Coat of arms
Location of Chaclacayo in the Lima province
Coordinates: 11°59′S 76°46′W / 11.983°S 76.767°W / -11.983; -76.767Coordinates: 11°59′S 76°46′W / 11.983°S 76.767°W / -11.983; -76.767
Country	Peru
Region	Lima
Province	Lima
Founded	April 24, 1940
Capital	Chaclacayo
Subdivisions	1 populated center
Government
- Mayor	Alfredo Enrique Valcarcel Cahen
Area
- Total	39.5 km2 (15.3 sq mi)
Elevation	647 m (2,123 ft)
Population (2005 census)
- Total	39,686
- Density	1,004.7/km2 (2,602.2/sq mi)
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO	150107
Website	munichaclacayo.gob.pe

Chaclacayo is a district of the Lima Province in Peru.

Location

Chaclacayo is located at the 27th km mark of the Carretera Central, the main road headed East starting in the Lima urban center.

Geography

Chaclacayo is a city in the valley of the Rímac River that runs from the Peruvian Andes to the Pacific Ocean. Its weather is typical of the Coastal Andes: During summertime (from December to February) it is warm and sometimes rainy; the rest of the year it is usually sunny, with average temperatures between 14º and 20º C. The coldest months are June and July, when temperatures can drop to 12º C.

Name

The name is derived from an Aymara word that means "at the foot of the carrizo". Carrizo is a plant that grows by the Rimac's riverside.

Main attractions

Places to visit in Chaclacayo are the Parque Central, the central park of the district. Around the park there are other landmarks: a well-known bakery, an Evangelical church, a bazaar, and the Chaclacayo District Council.

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  River Rimac, open water areas

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  River Rimac, river basin

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  River Rimac, restoration work

Neighborhoods

• Urban Context

• La Floresta
• Alfonso Cobian
• Vírgen de Fátima de Morón
• Huascata
• Miguel Grau
• Villa Rica
• Santa Rosa
• Villa Mercedes
• Santa Ines
• Los Cóndores

• Residential Clubs

• El Cuadro
• Los Cóndores

Miscellaneous

The peculiar shape of the district has made some think of Huampaní and Ñaña as being part of Chaclacayo. However those towns belong to the neighboring district of Lurigancho.

External links

• News and Articles about Chaclacayo
• Municipalidad Distrital of Chaclacayo
• Oficial Country Club of Chaclacayo