Paiján District is one of eight
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of the province
Ascope
Ascope is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province Ascope in the region La Libertad. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e InformáticaBanco de Información Digital, Retrieved June 17, 2008
See also
* Puerto Chicama
* Chicama
*El Brujo
...
in
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
. The district of Paiján is one of the eight districts of the province of Ascope, located in the
Department of La Libertad
La Libertad (; in English: ''The Liberty'') is a region in northwestern Peru. Formerly it was known as the Department of La Libertad ('). It is bordered by the Lambayeque, Cajamarca and Amazonas regions on the north, the San Martín Region on t ...
, under the administration of the regional government of La Libertad, in the northern part of Peru. It borders on the north with the district of Rázuri; To the east with the district of
Casa Grande
, settlement_type = City
, image_skyline = Casa Grande-Casa Grande Union High School-1920-2.jpg
, imagesize = 250px
, image_caption = Historic Casa Grande Union High School which now serves as the ...
; To the south with the district of
Chocope; To the west with the district of Rázuri.
From the hierarchical point of view of the Catholic Church it is part of the Archdiocese of
TrujilloPaijánis one of the seven districts that make up the province of Ascope and one of the districts with the largest population after the district of Casa Grande. According to information from the
INEI (National Institute of Statistics and Informatics) It has a population of 25, 584 inhabitants.
History
Paiján, a town that was previously called "Paycaem" (according to the Yunga language: a place of water and trees) was founded by the Corregidor Don Diego de Mora and called it "Villa el Salvador de Paiján".
Although to date no one knows who founded it, there are some assumptions that affirm this.
The district was created during the government of President Eduardo Lopez of Romagna, by law of November 10, 1900, the same that gave to its capital the title of Villa and in the Law n º 9689 of December 12, 1942 it elevated it to category of city.
References
{{LaLibertad-geo-stub