La Punta District
La Punta is a district of Callao, Peru. Officially established in 1915, it is located on the city's peninsula, and is almost entirely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, except on its northeastern side, where it is bordered by downtown Callao.
- Type: Locality with 3,760 residents
- Description: district of Callao, Peru
- Also known as: “distrito de La Punta”, “La Punta”, and “ラ・プンタ区”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Real Felipe Fortress and BAP Abtao.
Real Felipe Fortress
Castle
Photo: Rarrunat, Public domain.
La Punta District
- Category: district of Peru
- Location: Callao, Callao Region, Central Coast, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-12.0717° or 12° 4′ 18″ south
Longitude
-77.1628° or 77° 9′ 46″ west
Population
3,760
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
57V4WRHP+8V
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Aymara to Urdu—“La Punta District” goes by many names.
- Aymara: “La Punta jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
- Catalan: “La Punta”
- Cebuano: “La Punta (distrito)”
- Cebuano: “La Punta”
- Chinese: “拉蓬塔区”
- Chinese: “拉蓬塔區”
- Dutch: “La Punta”
- French: “La Punta”
- German: “Distrikt La Punta”
- Italian: “Distretto di La Punta”
- Italian: “La Punta”
- Japanese: “ラ・プンタ (ペルー)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “La Punta”
- Portuguese: “La Punta”
- Quechua: “La Punta distritu”
- Spanish: “Distrito de La Punta”
- Spanish: “La Punta”
- Swedish: “La Punta”
- Urdu: “لا پونٹا ضلع”
- “La Punta”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Punta Punta and La Punta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Playa Cantolao and Playa Arenilla.
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Worth a closer look: Lima and Caral.
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