Nepeña District


Nepeña District is one of nine districts of the province Santa in Peru.

History

On April 12, 1873 was enacted Supreme Resolution which raises the Municipal Agency
Nepeña to the category of Nepeña District. On November 22, 1874 the first
municipal council is installed, investing as Mayor to Mr. Juan Rodríguez; as Deputy
Mayor, Mr. Esteban Naveda; as councilor, Mr. Manuel Márquez Paredes; as
auditors, Messrs Teodorico Terry and José María Cabrera. However, it is known
that in the political system of the Geographical Society of Lima, Nepeña
appears as district, founded by the Protector of Peru José de San Martín, on February 12, 1821. It has been established as a commemorative date of political
creation of Nepeña district on April 12 of each year, carrying out a ceremony
at the District Municipality.

Geography

Nepeña has an area of 458.24 km².

Locations

Formed by the towns of Huacatambo, Capellanía, Nepeña, La Grama,
Cerro Blanco, San José, San Jacinto, Motocachy, San Juan and Máquina Vieja.
The Punkurí museum is located on the Nepeña territory.

Authorities

Municipal