Laredo, Trujillo

Laredo, Peru
Oval in the highway in the entrance to Laredo
Laredo, Peru Location in Peru
Coordinates: 8°5′11.51″S 78°57′35.35″W / 8.0865306°S 78.9598194°W
Country	Peru
Region	La Libertad
Province	Trujillo
Founded	December 28, 1961
Government
• Type	Mayor–council government
• Mayor	Miguel Orlando Chavez Castro
Elevation	89 m (292 ft)
Population
• Estimate (2015)[1]	27,090
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	044
Demonym	(Spanish: laredino/a)
Website	Municipality of Laredo

Laredo is the city capital of Laredo District located 9 km from Trujillo, in La Libertad Region, Peru.^[2]

History

The population of Laredo grew and the authorities asked President Alan Garcia to enact Law No. 25253, which was passed on June 19, 1990, giving Laredo the policy rank of a city, and extending its boundaries.

Education

• Technological Institute of Laredo, It provides education in careers of accounting, nursing and computer science. It is located in Los Laureles avenue of Laredo city.

Ecnonomy

The city is located in a valley with high agricultura production of sugar cane. Near the city is located the agro industrial company Sol de Laredo, which produces sugar and its derivates.

Festivals

• Carnival of Conache

Tourism

• Lake Conache, located close to the town Conache.

Laredo
Lake Conache

See also

• Trujillo
• Trujillo Province
• La Libertad Region
• Laredo District
• Lake Conache

External links

• Location of Laredo city (Wikimapia)
• Municipality of Laredo

References

1. Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report) (Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática). March 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
2. (Spanish)"Plan de Desarrollo Concertado de Laredo 2007- 2015 fiesta de la marinera". Retrieved November 23, 2012.