Chimbote
Sign in to saveChimbote ; ) is a city in northwestern Peru. It is the largest city in the Ancash Region and the tenth most populous in Peru. With a population of 425,367 in 2017, it is the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote District. The city has an altitude of 4 meters.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chimbote
- Region
- Ancash
- Country
- Perú
- Population
- 316,966
- Timezone
- America/Lima
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Chimbote
- Settlement.nickname
- "The capital of fishing and steel"
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera de Chimbote.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Coat of arms of Chimbote.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Peru
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ancash
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Santa
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
Key dates
- Inception
- 1835
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Chimbote District
- Population
- +291408
- Elevation
- +52
- Capital of
- Chimbote District
- Image
- Catedral de Chimbote - Diócesis.jpg
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31 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Pre-Columbian era
- Colonial era
- Republican era
- Present
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Population
- Districts and neighborhoods
- Economy
- Peruvian anchoveta "boom"
- Government
- Tourism
- Culture
- Literature
- Food
- Festivals
- Religion
- Sports
- Education
- Transportation
- Air
- Rail
- Bus terminal
- Port
- Sister cities
- See also
- Notes
- References
Chimbote ; ) is a city in northwestern Peru. It is the largest city in the Ancash Region and the tenth most populous in Peru. With a population of 425,367 in 2017, it is the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote District. The city has an altitude of 4 meters.
The city is located on the coast in Ferrol Bay, 130 km south of Trujillo and north of Lima on the North Pan-American highway. It is the start of a chain of important cities on the Peruvian north coast like Trujillo, Chiclayo and Piura. The advantages of this geographic location made Chimbote into a transshipment junction for the Santa River valley. The city is the second most important port city after Callao.