Nuevo Chimbote District
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Nuevo Chimbote
Nuevo Chimbote | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Santa |
Founded | May 27, 1994 |
Capital | Buenos Aires |
Area | |
• Total | 389.73 km2 (150.48 sq mi) |
Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 107,095 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 021809 |
The district of Nuevo Chimbote is one of the nine that make up the province of Santa, located in the department of Ancash in Peru.
Geography
[edit]It is bordered to the north by the district of Chimbote and to the south by those of Nepeña and Samanco.[1] To the west, it borders the Pacific Ocean, into which the Ferrol Peninsula extends, which together with the Blanca and Ferrol Islands, encloses the Bay of Chimbote. The climate is subtropical desert with almost no rainfall. Temperatures range between 28°C in summer and 13°C in winter.
References
[edit]- ^ "Nuevo Chimbote en el departamento de Áncash - Municipio y municipalidad de Perú". www.distrito.pe. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
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