Antonio Raymondi District

Antonio Raymondi
District
Coordinates: 9°5′S 77°5′W / 9.083°S 77.083°W / -9.083; -77.083Coordinates: 9°5′S 77°5′W / 9.083°S 77.083°W / -9.083; -77.083
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Llamellin
Founded April 24, 1962
Capital Raquia
Government
  Mayor Erasmo Benites Bernardo (2007)
Area
  Total 118.7 km2 (45.8 sq mi)
Elevation 2,162 m (7,093 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,546
  Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020503

Antonio Raymondi District is one of 15 districts of the province of Bolognesi, in the Ancash Region of Peru.

The district is named after the native Italian geographer Antonio Raimondi, a prominent Peruvian scientist in the later half of the 19th century.

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