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Callao

Also known as El Callao, Callao city

Callao () is a seaside city and constitutional province in Peru. Located next to the Pacific Ocean, it forms part of the Lima metropolitan area alongside Lima province. Its autonomous status dates back to 1836, when it was declared a Littoral Province of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation, after which it was declared a Constitutional Province by the government of Ramón Castilla in 1857.

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Callao, officially named El Callao, is a city in Peru located within the Constitutional Province of Callao. It serves as the capital of both the Constitutional Province of Callao and the Callao Region. The city is situated on the Pacific Ocean at an elevation of 5 meters above sea level. Established on March 6, 1537, it has a population of 567,702 and covers an area of 146.98 square kilometers.

The city is twinned with Valparaíso, Paita, Santa Fe, and Sioux City. Its local dialing code is 1, and it operates in the America/Lima time zone. Callao has been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the 11th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica.

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Place details

Locality: Callao
Region: Callao
Country: Perú
Population: 1,300,000
Timezone: America/Lima

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PM10: 41.0 µg/m³

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Key facts

Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.name: Callao
Settlement.settlement_type: City and constitutional province
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Callao.png
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Callao.png
Settlement.shield_size: 55
Settlement.nicknames: The Pearl of the Pacific, The First Harbour
Settlement.motto: The faithful and generous city of Callao, asylum of the laws and freedom
Settlement.image_map: Peru - Callao, Constitutional Province of (locator map).svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Callao within Peru
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Callao
Settlement.parts_type: Districts
Settlement.p1: Bellavista
Settlement.p2: Callao (downtown)
Settlement.p3: Carmen de la Legua Reynoso
Settlement.p4: La Perla

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Travel guide

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The main cruise ship port for Peru is in Callao.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

23 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Spanish period
Republican period
20th century
21st century
Politics
List of mayors
Subdivisions
Geography
Islands
Culture
Landmarks
Demographics
Crime
Transportation
Airport
Rail
Notable people
See also
Notes
References
External links

Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Founded in 1537 by the Spaniards, the city has a long naval history as one of the main ports in Spanish America and the Pacific, having been a vital Spanish town of the Viceroyalty of Peru. Central Callao is about west of the Historic Centre of Lima.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Callao” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.