Official Name: | Camaná |
Other Name: | Villa Hermosa de Camaná |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Pushpin Map: | Peru |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Arequipa |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Camaná |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Camaná |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Marcelo Alejandro Valdivia Bravo (2019-2022) |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 9 November 1539 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2015 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 39026 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Population Total: | 13304 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Camanejo(a) |
Timezone: | PET |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | UTC |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Coordinates: | -16.6233°N -72.7092°W |
Elevation M: | 15 |
Website: | www.municamana.gob.pe |
Camaná is the district capital of the homonymous province, located in the Department of Arequipa, Peru. In 2015, it had an estimate of 39,026 inhabitants.
It lies 180 km from Arequipa, on the Panamerican Highway, which can be traveled in three hours.
It is where the Spanish founded "Villa Hermosa" in 1539, moving into the valley of Arequipa in 1540. The city of Arequipa had his first crib in this rich and extensive valley of Camaná.