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Chiclayo

South America

Chiclayo is the principal city and capital of the Lambayeque region and Chiclayo Province in northern Peru. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
609,400 1
Area (sq km)
174.46 1
Founding Year
1835 2
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
27 1
Latitude
6.77167 degrees south 1
Longitude
79.83833 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Lambayeque Region, States or Territories

Chiclayo is associated with Lambayeque Region.

Source Chiclayo (Wikipedia)
Peru, Countries
Source Chiclayo (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Lambayeque Region, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Chiclayo - GeoNames
Sources
1. Chiclayo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Chiclayo (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃiˈklaʝo]; Mochica: Cɥiclaiæp) is the principal city and capital of the Lambayeque region and Chiclayo Province in northern Peru. It is located 13 km (8.1 mi) from the Pacific coast, 208 km (129 mi) from the city of Trujillo, and 770 km (480 mi) from the country's capital, Lima.
  • Infobox: population_total
    609,400
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2022
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    174.46
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    -6.77167, -79.83833
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    -6.77167, -79.83833
  • Infobox, Elevation
    27 m
  • Lead section
    Chiclayo (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃiˈklaʝo]; Mochica: Cɥiclaiæp) is the principal city and capital of the Lambayeque region and Chiclayo Province in northern Peru.
  • Associated With: Peru, Infobox, Country
    peru
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Chiclayo (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
Quote, P571 (inception)
inception 1835
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3. GeoNames: Chiclayo - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3698350
    -6.77008 -79.85495 P PPLA PE 14 1401 140101 609400 1 America/Lima
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1 m
  • Capital Of: Lambayeque Region, cities500 record 3698350, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 14)
    -6.77008 -79.85495 P PPLA PE 14 1401 140101 609400 1 America/Lima
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.75, -79.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.75, -79.75
-6.75 -79.75 BWh
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Wikidata: Chiclayo
Wikidata Q260911, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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