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Quilmaná District

Coordinates: 12°57′34″S 76°23′17″W / 12.95944°S 76.38806°W / -12.95944; -76.38806
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Quilmaná
Kilmana
Coat of arms of Quilmaná
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Coordinates: 12°57′34″S 76°23′17″W / 12.95944°S 76.38806°W / -12.95944; -76.38806
Country Peru
RegionLima
ProvinceCañete
FoundedSeptember 15, 1944
CapitalQuilmaná
Government
 • MayorPedro Antonio Revilla Seminario
Area
 • Total
437.4 km2 (168.9 sq mi)
Elevation
151 m (495 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
16,091
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO150512
Websitemuniquilmana.gob.pe

Quilmaná District is one of sixteen districts of Cañete Province in Peru.[1]

Location

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Quilmana is located adjacent to Imperial District, Nuevo Imperial District, and lunahuana District. To the north with Asia District. And to the west to San Vicente de Cañete District.

Economy

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Most of quilmana's workforce dedicates to agriculture, for example many crop citrus such as oranges, clementines, lemons, tangerines, as well as apples and strawberries.

There are a few cotton factories.

References

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