Miguel Checa District
Miguel Checa District is one of eight districts of the province Sullana in Peru.[1] It was created by law on 10 November 1950 by the government of President Manuel A. Odría.[2] The administrative center of the district is the village of Sojo which is approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of the town of Sullana on the Paita Highway.[3][4]
Miguel Checa | |
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  Miguel Checa Location in Peru | |
| Coordinates: 04°54′08″S 80°48′55″W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Piura |
| Province | Sullana |
| Founded | 10 November 1950 |
| Capital | Sojo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pedro Miguel Zapata Socola |
| Area | |
| • Total | 450.3 km2 (173.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 7,209 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 200606 |
Of interest in Miguel Checa District are the archaeological site and huaca "La Mariposa", and the colonial mansion "Casa de Sojo".[3][5] The district was named after Miguel Checa who built the "Casa de Sojo" in 1910.[3]
Notes and references
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved 17 April 2008. Archived 17 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Ley 11515 "20.2 Departmento Piura: Dispositivo legal de creación según provincia y distrito" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
- "Casa Hacienda Sojo" (in Spanish). Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo (MINCETUR). 20 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
- "Sojo Map — Satellite Images of Sojo". Maplandia.
- "19.2 Departmento Piura: Directorio de atractivos naturales y turisticos" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 1997. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
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