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Lambayeque Department
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department of Peru
Key facts
- Country
- Peru
- Established
- December 1, 1874
- Named after
- Lambayeque
- Capital
- Chiclayo
- Provinces
- List Chiclayo Ferreñafe Lambayeque
- Type
- Regional Government
- Governor
- Jorge Pérez Flores
- Total
- 14,231.3 km (5,494.7 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 3,078 m (10,098 ft)
- Lowest elevation
- 0 m (0 ft)
- Density
- 84.13/km (217.9/sq mi)
- Demonym
- lambayecano/a
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Peru time )
- Dialing code
- 074
- Iso 3166 code
- PE-LAM
- Principal resources
- Rice, sugarcane, cotton and fruits
- Poverty rate
- 30%
- Percentage of peru s gdp
- 3.89%
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- department of Peru
- Demonym
- lambayecano
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Peru
- Contains
- Lambayeque Province
- Capital
- Chiclayo
- Population
- 1384130
- Area
- 14231
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00
- Shares border with
- La Libertad Department
- Image
- Chaparri DSCN2256mod.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lambayeque Department
- topic's main category
- Category:Department of Lambayeque
- Commons gallery
- Lambayeque Department
- language used
- Mochica
- inception
- 1874-12-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Lambayeque ( Spanish pronunciation: [lambaˈʝeke]; Quechua: Lampalliqi) is a department of Peru. Located in the country's northwest, it is known for its rich Moche and Chimú historical past. It is the second-smallest department in Peru after Tumbes, but it is also its most densely populated department and its eighth most populous department. It is administered by a regional government. Its capital is Chiclayo.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lambayeque Department” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.