Miguel Checa District is one of eight districts of the province Sullana in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved 17 April 2008. It was created by law on 10 November 1950 by the government of President Manuel A. Odría.Ley 11515 The administrative center of the district is the village of Sojo which is approximately west of the town of Sullana on the Paita Highway.
Of interest in Miguel Checa District are the archaeological site and huaca "La Mariposa", and the colonial mansion "Casa de Sojo". The district was named after Miguel Checa who built the "Casa de Sojo" in 1910.
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