Chimbote

Chimbote
Flag Seal
Nickname:  "The capital of fishing and steel"
Chimbote Location within Peru
Coordinates: 9°8′28.36″S 78°35′36.86″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)	371,012
• Density	3,019/km2 (7,820/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5
Area code	43
Website	www.munisanta.gob.pe

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Chimbote [tʃimˈbote] ^ⓘ; 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.

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. The city is the second most important port city after Callao.