Colan District

District in Piura, Peru

Colan

District

Colan

Location of Colan in the Paita Province

Coordinates: 5°00′23″S 81°03′32″W﻿ / ﻿5.0063°S 81.0589°W﻿ / -5.0063; -81.0589
Country|  Peru
Region| Piura
Province| Paita
Founded| October 8, 1840
Capital| San Lucas
Government

• Mayor| Pascual Vilchez Carcamo
Area

• Total| 124.93 km2 (48.24 sq mi)
Elevation

| 45 m (148 ft)
Population

(2005 census)

• Total| 12,298
• Density| 98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO| 200504

Colan District (Spanish: Distrito de Colán) is one of seven districts of the province Paita in Peru.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 17, 2008.

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* Piura
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* Ayabaca
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* Chulucanas
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* Salitral
* San Juan de Bigote
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* Yamango

Paita|

* Paita
* Amotape
* Arenal
* Colan
* La Huaca
* Tamarindo
* Vichayal

Sullana|

* Sullana
* Bellavista
* Ignacio Escudero
* Lancones
* Marcavelica
* Miguel Checa
* Querecotillo
* Salitral

Talara|

* Pariñas
* El Alto
* La Brea
* Lobitos
* Los Organos
* Máncora

Sechura|

* Sechura
* Bellavista de la Unión
* Bernal
* Cristo Nos Valga
* Vice
* Rinconada Llicuar

Colan Peru is a small fishing village on the Northern Coast of Peru. Colan is a safe, friendly village that enjoys a relaxed way of life. There are a large number of vacation beach homes owned by Peruvians and opened during the summer.. January - March. This is Colan's high season. Colan has a number of small hotels and miles of virgin white sand beaches. There are 360 days of sun per year and Colan is only 45 minutes West of Piura, making it an excellent vacation spot.
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