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Sexi District is one of eleven districts of the province Santa Cruz in northern Peru.[1] Chiclayo is the nearest metropolitan center to the east of Sexi, from which one may travel by car or bus to the district.
Sexi
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Cajamarca |
Province | Santa Cruz |
Founded | September 18, 1942 |
Capital | Sexi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Celer Froilan Perales Perez |
Area | |
• Total | 192.87 km2 (74.47 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,495 m (8,186 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 450 |
• Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 061309 |
The small town of Sexi is located in this district. The town is situated near a petrified forest, El Bosque Petrificado Piedra Chamana (The Petrified Forest Piedra Chamana). The fossils that are there date to the Eocene epoch (~39 Ma), and the forest contains fossilized wood and leaves. Guided tours of the petrified forest are available and there is a museum dedicated to the fossils in the town.
References
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.