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Chimbote

#564 in World

Peru

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Population
371K
Coordinates
-9.0746, -78.5936
Category
cities

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Chimbote ; 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.

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