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Chepén

South America

Chepén is a city in the La Libertad Region of Peru and the capital of Chepén Province. It is a rice production centre, drawing on the valleys of Chepén and Jequetepeque, and it trades actively with the neighbouring towns of Guadalupe, Pacasmayo and San Pedro de Lloc. Its factories make industrial dyes and food products and carry out primary production. Chérrepe, a beach of the Chepén area, is the tourist attraction named in its article, and the notable people listed for the city include the writer Eduardo Gonzalez Viaña and Julia Wong Kcomt, writer and founder of the Poetry Festival of Chepén.

Facts
Population
40,500 1
Elevation (m)
133 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 4
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: City Population (citypopulation.de): Peru
citypopulation.deCities table, calculation of 2022-06-30
Quote, Cities table, calculation of 2022-06-30
38,793 40,500
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation for Chepén
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)
  • SRTM 90 m elevation at the infobox coordinates of the city
    "elevation": 133.0
  • SRTM 90 m elevation, band by the lane rule of 10 m or less sea-level, to 500 m lowland, to 1500 m highland
    "elevation": 133.0
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3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell -7.25 -79.25 BWh
Quote, Grid cell -7.25 -79.25 BWh
-7.25 -79.25 BWh
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, southamerica zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone America/Lima, standard offset -5:00
Quote, Zone America/Lima, standard offset -5:00
America/Lima
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Chepén (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Peru, Lead
    is a city of La Libertad Region and capital of the Chepén Province, in Peru
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Lead, placement
    is a city of La Libertad Region and capital of the Chepén Province, in Peru
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Peru (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: South America, Lead
Quote, On Continent: South America, Lead
is a country in western South America
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