Longuita District

District in Amazonas, Peru

Longuita
District
Country	Peru
Region	Amazonas
Province	Luya
Founded	November 14, 1944
Capital	Longuita
Government
• Mayor	Segundo German Chavez Villanueva
Area
• Total	57.91 km² (22.36 sq mi)
Elevation	2,800 m (9,200 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	948
• Density	16/km² (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	010507

Longuita is a district of the province of Luya. Longuita is located in the high mountain. Longuita offers several attractive places for tourists as ruins of the culture Chachapoya. To come to Longuita a car takes in the city of Chachapoyas.

The management holidays of the capital Longuita are celebrated from October 4 until October 10, the holidays of San Miguel and San Francisco. As typical meals there is known the Purtumote, the Nickname, the Locro, the cuy with dads and the piquant one of candy stick between others.

The District of Longuita belongs to the parroquía of Magdalena's District (Chachapoyas).

In the north the District of Longuita has border with the District of Colcamar, in the East with the District of Tingo, in the southeast with Maria's District, in the west with the District of Pisuquía and in the northwest with the District of Ocumal.