District of El Carmen (Chincha)

The district of El Carmen is one of the eleven that make up the province of Chincha located in the department of Ica in southern Peru. It is located between the coast and the Sierra Chinchana

From the hierarchical point of view of the Catholic Church, it is part of the Diocese of Ica.

History

El Carmen was created as a district on August 28, 1916. During the government of President José Pardo y Barreda, it acquired the category of District by Law No. 2235 dated August 28 of 1916.

Geography

It has a population of 12,777 inhabitants with a population growth of 1.1% per year that is based on an area of 799.90 km². Its territory is located at an altitude of 155.00 ms. no. m. Its population is eminently agricultural.

Authorities

Municipals

• 2007 - 2010:
  • Mayor: Jose Alberto Soria Calderon
• 2011 - 2014
  • Mayor: José Alberto Soria Calderón, of the Independent Regional Alliance Movement (ARI). The Mayor from July 2012 is Demetrio Goyoneche Ballumbrosio.
  • Regidores: Antonio Demetrio Goyoneche Ballumbrosio (ARI), María Auxiliadora Quispetupac Tablas de Basaldúa (ARI), Delia Lorenza Peñaloza Castilla de Velásquez (ARI), Esther Cartagena Castrillón de Cotito (ARI), Juan Antonio Córdova Munayco (Alianza Unidad Regional).
• 2015 - 2018:
  • Mayor: Juan Francisco Guillén Cartagena, of the Movement Works for Modernity (G). He is the current mayor of the Carmenelect District for the period 2014-2018.
  • Regidores: Estrella De Belen Villa Huaman (G), Guillermo Villamarin Rivas (G), David Jesus Enríquez (G), Eleodoro Sulca Huayta (G), María Auxiliadora Quispetupac Tablas de Basaldúa.
• 2019 - 2022:
  • Mayor: Antonio Demetrio Goyoneche Ballumbrosio
  • Regidores: María Auxiliadora Quispetupac Tablas de Basaldúa, Annali Zileri Núñez Paredes, Noemi del Rosario Aguirre Grimaldo, Teofilo Rolando Palma Quiroz, Johnny Martín Rebatta Pérez
• 2023 - 2026:
  • Mayor: Liz Rosario Hurtado Huerta
  • Regidores: Luis Alberto Quispe Munayco, Rossmary del Carmen Palma Reyes, Santiago Yovera Moran, Yohana Lucía Estefani Campos Campos, Korina Asthry Guillen Huaipamayta

Religious

• Former pastor: Pbro. Ferdinand Sito Atambise, M.C.C.J.
• Former parish priest: Pbro. Esteban Robledo, M.C.C.J.

• Current position: Pbro. Elisée Laye Ayikoue, M.C.C.J.
• Current parish priest: Pbro. Evans Musyoka, M.C.C.J.

Festivities

The cajoneros are an important part of Afro-Peruvian culture.

El Carmen is the only district where the Afro-Peruvian ethnic group predominates in the province of Chincha and in all of Peru, with various cultural manifestations. It is the center of folklore in the province, a lively, bustling town settled in a large Chinchano valley. It is the stronghold of the black genre, since the first settlers were descendants of slaves from Angola and Mandingos. Its patron saint is the Virgin of El Carmen. In this town, the nights of the rock that are held for important parties stand out.