Illimo District
Illimo District
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Illimo District is one of twelve districts of the province Lambayeque in Peru.[1]
The district of Illimo is one of twelve districts in the
Geography
Illimo is located 23 miles north of the city of Chiclayo. The area of the district is 41.82 square miles. The total population stands at 9,307 (according to the 2007 census) with a population density of 142 inhabitants per square mile. The town of Illimo is the capital of the district, which lies between Motupe River and The Milk River off the Chilayo Chachapoyas throughway. The terrain is mostly flat with few hills and
The climate is largely determined by the oscillation of El Niño, with a minimum temperature of 59 °F and a maximum of 64.4 °F in the winter, and a minimum temperature of 71.6 °F and a maximum of 96.8 °F in the summer.
History
Illimo resides in an area of Peru where historical accounts take root in
By the early hundreds AD the area that would become the district of Illimo, belonged to the
Illimo would have made up Inca territory until 1532 AD when Spanish Conquistador, Francisco Pizarro, lead a conquest against the Inca. During this time, Manco Inca Yupanqui, the son of Huayna Capac, would first facilitate Pizarro's conquest. After extensive mistreatment by the Pizarro brothers, Manco Inca Yupani gathered an army of 200,000 Inca warriors in an unsuccessful attempt to dispose of the Spanish.
After 1582 Illimo was governed by a commissioner named
In 1823, the Region of Lambayeque was established as a
Customs
Because Illimo is considered the Bee Honey Capital, every year the town celebrates its abundant hives with the Bee Man contest. In this competition men compete to cover themselves with as many honey bees as possible. On record, participants have carried a total of 20 thousand bees on their body without any protection. Starting in 2011, Illimo added the Bee Woman contest so women could be included in the competition.
Since 1878, the town of Illimo has held a festival in honor of the Child God of Kings, Jesus Christ, on the 4th, 5th and 6th of every January. It's a traditional festival where ancient customs of Lambayeque are practiced in a
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
External links
- Cultures: Chimu and Chincha
- Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
- Lambayeque: Gran expectativa por concurso del ´hombre abeja´ en Íllimo (in Spanish)
- llimo, Tierra del Tumi de Oro y Capital de la Miel de Abeja (in Spanish)
- EL TUMI DE ORO O CUCHILLO DE ILLIMO (in Spanish)
- Región Lambayeque proyecta exportar producción de miel de abeja (in Spanish)
- Turismo Lambayeque Peru (in Spanish)
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