- Marcona District
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Marcona — District — 
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PeruRegion Ica Province Nazca Founded May 10, 1955 Capital San Juan Government - Mayor Joel Roberto Rosales Pacheco Area - Total 1,955.36 km2 (755 sq mi) Elevation 65 m (213 ft) Population (2005 census) - Total 11,570 - Density 5.9/km2 (15.3/sq mi) Time zone PET (UTC-5) UBIGEO 110304 Website munimarcona.gob.pe Marcona District is one of five districts of the province Nazca in Peru.[1] The district capital is San Juan de Marcona a port on the Pacific coast.
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Marcona Mine
The major industry in the Marcona District is the Marcona Mine, an open-pit iron mine. The mine was acquired in 1992 by Shougang Corporation a state owned Chinese corporation which does business locally as Shougang Hiero Peru.[2][3]
Economy
In addition to mining, there is trade and commercial fishing.
References
- ^ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ "Tensions Over Chinese Mining Venture in Peru" article by Simon Romero in The New York Times August 14, 2010, accessed August 14, 2010
- ^ Info portal at InfoMine.Com
External links
- Municipal web site (Spanish)
Districts of Ica Region | PeruChincha Ica Ica · La Tinguiña · Los Aquijes · Ocucaje · Pachacutec · Parcona · Pueblo Nuevo · Salas · San José de los Molinos · San Juan Bautista · Santiago · Subtanjalla · Tate · Yauca del RosarioNazca Palpa Pisco
Categories:- Districts of the Ica Region
- Districts of the Nazca Province
- Peru geography stubs
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