Coordinates: 9°07′17″S 78°31′51″W / 9.12139°S 78.53083°W / -9.12139; -78.53083

Nuevo Chimbote District

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Nuevo Chimbote
Nuevo Chimbote
Location of Nuevo Chimbote in the Santa province
Location of Nuevo Chimbote in the Santa province
CountryFile:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceSanta
FoundedMay 27, 1994
CapitalBuenos Aires
Area
 • Total
389.73 km2 (150.48 sq mi)
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 • Total
107,095
 • Density274.79/km2 (711.71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021809

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

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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

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