La Joya District

La Joya
District
La Joya
La Joya
Map
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceArequipa
FoundedMarch 25, 1952
CapitalLa Joya
Government
 • MayorDavid Santos Inofuente Mamani
Area
 • Total
670.22 km2 (258.77 sq mi)
Elevation
1,620 m (5,310 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
22,513
 • Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040108

La Joya District is one of twenty-nine districts of the province Arequipa in Peru.[1]

The district is served by Mariano Melgar Airport.

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.


16°43′34″S 71°51′40″W / 16.72611°S 71.86111°W / -16.72611; -71.86111


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