Chilca District, Cañete
Chilca District is one of sixteen districts of the province Cañete in Peru.[1] The archaeological site of Paloma is located in this district, on the northern edge of the Chilca River's valley.[2]: 10
Chilca
Ch'illka | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Lima |
| Province | Cañete |
| Capital | Chilca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfredo Rosas Chauca Navarro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 475.47 km2 (183.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 21,573 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 150505 |
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- Quilter, Jeffrey (1989). Life and Death at Paloma: Society and Mortuary Practices in a Preceramic Peruvian Village. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press. ISBN 0-87745-194-X. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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