Chuquibamba




Town in Arequipa, Peru




































Chuquibamba


Chuqipampa

Town


Chuquibamba is located in Peru

Chuquibamba

Chuquibamba




Coordinates: 15°50′21.35″S 72°39′04.89″W / 15.8392639°S 72.6513583°W / -15.8392639; -72.6513583
Country
 Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Condesuyos
District Chuquibamba
Government

 • Mayor Miguel Angel Manchego Llerena
Elevation

2,945 m (9,662 ft)
Time zone
UTC-5 (PET)

Chuquibamba (Quechua: Chuqipampa, chuqi means "ore" and pampa means "plain") is a town in southern Peru, capital of the province Condesuyos in the region Arequipa.[1] It is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba.


The population of Chuquibamba is 3,066 according to the 2005 census. It is the location of the high school Colegio Nacional San Luis Gonzaga which is over 100 years old.



References





  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Retrieved January 9, 2008







Coordinates: 15°50′21.35″S 72°39′04.89″W / 15.8392639°S 72.6513583°W / -15.8392639; -72.6513583







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