Chimbote
Chimbote | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s): "The capital of fishing and steel" | |
| Coordinates: 9°8′28.36″S 78°35′36.86″W / 9.1412111°S 78.5935722°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Santa |
| Founded | 6 December 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roberto Briceño Franco (2019-2022) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2015) | 371,012 |
| • Density | 3,019/km2 (7,820/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Area code | 43 |
| Website | www.munisanta.gob.pe |
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Chimbote [tʃimˈbote] ⓘ; Quechua: Chimputi) 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 420 kilometers (260 mi) 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.