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Chimbote | |
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| Nickname(s): "The capital of fishing and steel" | |
  Chimbote | |
| 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)[1] | 371,012 |
| • Density | 3,019/km2 (7,820/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Area code | 43 |
| Website | www.munisanta.gob.pe |
Chimbote [tʃimˈbote] ; Quechua: Chimputi) is the largest city in the Ancash Region and the 10th largest city in Peru. With a population of 425,367, it is the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote District.
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.
- ^ Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. March 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2015.