Department of La Libertad
La Libertad
Departamento de La Libertad (Spanish) | |
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Country | Peru |
Subdivisions | 12 provinces and 83 districts |
Capital | Trujillo |
Government | |
• Body | Regional Council of La Libertad |
• Governor | César Acuña (2023–2026) |
• Congressmen | 7 Congressman |
Area | |
• Total | 25,499.9 km2 (9,845.6 sq mi) |
Elevation (Capital) | 34 m (112 ft) |
Highest elevation | 4,008 m (13,150 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,778,080 |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
sugar cane producer, and second-largest producer of rice. | |
Poverty rate | 18.4% |
Percentage of Peru's GDP | 4.18% |
Website | www.regionlalibertad.gob.pe |
La Libertad (Spanish pronunciation:
Name
During the
After the intendancy joined the emancipation cause and was the first to gain independence from Spain as the Department of Trujillo, in 1825 the Congress of the Peruvian republic changed the name to Departmento de la Libertad. Since the late 20th century, Peru has decentralized its government. All former Departments in Peru are now called Regions; their governors are elected, and they have more independent authority in decisionmaking.
Geography
La Libertad is the only Peruvian region that includes all three natural regions of the nation: coast, Sierra (highlands), and selva (rainforest).
Trujillo, the capital, has a strategic location, near where the Andes come closest to the coast. Seen from Trujillo, the Andes appears as a row of low-elevation hills. The Andean Plateau increases altitude sharply to the east, in the provinces of Otuzco and Santiago de Chuco. These two provinces comprise the Pacific hydrographic watershed, which give rise to the Moche and Virú rivers, to the south, and Chicama River to the north. Pacasmayo Province, located more to the north, is along the coast. To the east, Sánchez Carrión Province waterways drain into the Amazon River and thus belong to the Atlantic Ocean watershed.[citation needed]
Demographics
Population
La Libertad region is the third-most populous in Peru; the census 2007 recorded 1,617,050 residents, representing 5.9% of the Peruvian population. It was surpassed only by the Department of
Principal cities
The principal cities in La Libertad region are shown in the next table.
Nº. | City | Population Cens. 2007 |
District | Province | Mayor |
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1° | Trujillo | 682.834 | Trujillo | Trujillo | Daniel Marcelo Jacinto |
2° | Chepén | 41,358 | Chepén | Chepén | José David Lías Ventura |
3° | San Pedro de Lloc | 16.198 | San Pedro de Lloc | Pacasmayo | Victor Raúl Cruzado Rivera |
4° | Pacasmayo | 26.125 | Pacasmayo | Pacasmayo | César Rodolfo Milla Manay |
5° | Guadalupe | 36,580 | Guadalupe | Pacasmayo | Benjamín Javier Banda Abanto[1] |
6° | Santiago de Chuco | 25.000 | Santiago de Chuco | Santiago de Chuco | Juan Gabriel Alipioz |
7° | Virú | 36.029 | Virú | Virú | Andrés Ostino Chávez Gonzáles |
8° | Otuzco | 25.134 | Otuzco
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Otuzco | Heli A. Verde Rodríguez |
9° | Huamachuco | 59,407 | Huamachuco | Sánchez Carrión | Benito Robert Contreras Morales |
10° | Cascas | – | Cascas | Gran Chimú | Juan Julio Iglesias Gutiérrez |
11° | Bolívar | – | Bolívar | Bolívar | Odar Sánchez Peche |
12° | Tayabamba | – | Tayabamba | Pataz | Omar Armando Iparraguirre Espinoza |
13° | Julcán | – | Julcán | Julcán | Marco Antonio Rodríguez Espejo |
14° | Ascope | – | Ascope | Ascope | John Román Vargas Campos |
15° | Casa Grande | – | Casa Grande | Ascope | – |
15° | Paiján | – | Paiján | Ascope | – |
Political division
The Region is separated into 12 provinces (provincias), political divisions that generally correspond to counties in the United States of America. A Peruvian Region has as its head political executive a governor (governador), an elected official. The head political executive of each province is a lieutenant governor (teniente governador), an official appointed by the governor. These 12 provinces comprise a total of 80 districts (distritos). The provinces, with their capitals are:
Nº. | Province | Population Cens. 2007 |
Capital | Mayor |
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1° | Trujillo | 811,979 | Trujillo | Daniel Marcelo Jacinto |
2° | Chepén | 75,980 | Chepén | José David Lías Ventura |
3° | Pacasmayo | 94,377 | San Pedro de Lloc | Victor Raúl Cruzado Rivera |
4° | Ascope | 116,229 | Ascope | John Román Vargas Campos |
5° | Bolívar | 16,650 | Bolívar | Odar Sánchez Peche |
6° | Santiago de Chuco | 58,320 | Santiago de Chuco | Juan Gabriel Alipioz |
7° | Virú | 76,710 | Virú | Andrés Ostino Chávez Gonzáles |
8° | Otuzco | 88,817 | Otuzco | Heli A. Verde Rodríguez |
9° | Sánchez Carrión | 136,221 | Huamachuco | Benito Robert Contreras Morales |
10° | Gran Chimú | 30,399 | Cascas | Juan Julio Iglesias Gutierrez |
11° | Julcán | 32,985 | Julcán | Marco Antonio Rodríguez Espejo |
12° | Pataz | 78,383 | Tayabamba | Omar Armando Iparraguirre Espinoza |
Economy
Principal companies
Some of the main companies in La Libertad Region are the following:
- Cementos Pacasmayo. It manufactures cement and it is based in Pacasmayo Province.
- Sociedad Agrícola Virú, dedicated to agribusiness and based in Virú Province
- SEDALIB, water supply and sanitation company based in Trujillo city
- Caja Trujillo, banking company centered in Trujillo
- Víctor Larco city
Archaeology
The coastal strip set the stage for the rise of many pre-Columbian cultures, such as the pre-Ceramic
The archaeological remains of Chan Chan, 6 km (3.7 mi) northeast of downtown Trujillo, are rather well-preserved despite being built out of adobe (mud bricks), largely because 1) dearth of rainfall and consequent erosion, and 2) lack of significant re-use of its construction materials (adobes do not respond easily to removal and transport and are relatively cheap to make on-site in current methods of construction).
During the Late Moche phase (AD 600 to 850), one of the largest power centers of the region was the fortified site of
Cerro Chepén has a sophisticated system of fortifications, and a dominant position on top of the hill, with many monumental buildings. Recent excavations at the site revealed that there was much internal conflict there that affected local communities.[3]
Archeological sites
Some of the
- Chan Chan
- El Brujo
- Huaca del Sol
- Huaca de la Luna
- Marcahuamachuco
- Pakatnamu
- Pirqa Pirqa
- San José de Moro
- Huaca Santa Clara
- Wiraquchapampa
- Archeological Complex Caballo Muerto
Places of interest
Ecological regions
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Litoral Trujillano Huanchaco at Coast |
Andean landscape of Sierra
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Yanasara, Andes de La Libertad Sierra
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Water supply and sanitation
The public company for water supply and sanitation in La Libertad Region is SEDALIB which is formed by shareholders of municipalities of the Region.[citation needed]
Culture
Festivals and events
- Spring Festival
- Marinera Festival
- International Calzaferia El Porvenir. It is a fair of footwear and in 2012 took place the 10th edition; it is held in El Porvenir city.[4]
- Regional Fair of the Pineapple. It is held in the town of Poroto.[5]
- Virgin of La Puerta. Patronal Feast; the celebration originated in 1664 when it placed the image of the Virgin at the entrance of Otuzco as precaution of the risk of a pirate raid. The main day is celebrated on December 15 every year and in 2012 the feast of Our Lady of the Gate was declared a National Cultural Heritage by the Peruvian government.[6]
- Contradanza. Expression cultivated in Huamachuco city, in the villages Urpay, Shiracmaca and Culicanda. This dance in 2012 has been declared a National Cultural Heritage by the Peruvian government.[7]
See also
- Chimú culture
- Moche
- Cupisnique
- Marcahuamachuco
- 1970 Ancash earthquake
References
- ^ UNDiario.pe[permanent dead link]
- ^ San José de Moro Region. SAN JOSÉ DE MORO Archaeological Program, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
- ^ Marco Rosas, Cerro Chepen and the Late Moche Collapse in the Jequetepeque Valley, North Coast of Peru 2010
- ^ "Trujillo: X Calzaferia llegó a su fin con éxito". Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ "Trujillo: Relanzarán Feria Regional de la Piña en Poroto". Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ "Fiesta de la Virgen de la Puerta fue declarada Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación". Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ "Contradanza de Huamachuco ya es patrimonio de la Nación". Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.