CHIMBOTE

Ancash · PERU (PE) · 9.08°S / 78.59°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,698,304

Chimbote is a city in Peru with a population of 316,966. It sits at -9.08/-78.59, runs on America/Lima, is 6 km from Coishco.

Population 316,966

Place Type County Seat

Elevation n/a

Timezone America/Lima

All facts

fields

Country: Peru
Subdivision: Ancash
Coords: 9.08°S / 78.59°W
UTC offset: -5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NW Coishco Ancash 15,083 6.2 km

N Santa Ancash 0 9.8 km

NE Santa Clemencia Ancash 504 10.5 km

NW Puerto Santa Ancash 14,066 11.0 km

SE Buenos Aires Ancash 0 11.9 km

N Alto Perú Ancash 788 14.2 km

N Guadalupito La Libertad 0 14.2 km

SE Samanco Ancash 0 23.3 km

SE Nepeña Ancash 0 28.0 km

N Tanguche La Libertad 601 37.1 km

Air access

nearby

CHM

FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Chimbote?: 316,966 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Chimbote in?: America/Lima.
Which country is Chimbote in?: Peru (PE).
Which airport serves Chimbote?: FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM).
How far is Chimbote from Lima?: About 372 km.
Does Chimbote have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Peru?: Spanish; Castilian.
What currency is used in Peru?: Sol.
How many cities are in Peru?: 2,293 on record.
Which admin region is Chimbote in?: Ancash.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3698304

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3698304,
    "name": "Chimbote",
    "ascii_name": "Chimbote",
    "country_code": "PE",
    "population": 316966,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "America/Lima",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA3",
    "latitude": -9.07508,
    "longitude": -78.59373
  }
}

Context

comparatives

21.0x the population of Coishco.
6 km from Coishco.
Same timezone (America/Lima) as 2,292 other cities in Peru.