Cayma | |
Native Name: | Qayma |
Native Name Lang: | que |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Coordinates: | -16.3815°N -71.5456°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Arequipa |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Arequipa |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Cayma, Peru |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Santiago Ulises Torres Montes Revilla |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 246.31 |
Elevation M: | 2403 |
Population Total: | 75908 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 040103 |
Website: | municayma.gob.pe |
Cayma District is one of the twenty-nine districts of the Arequipa Province in Peru.[1]
Arequipa is known as the birthplace of Adobo, the city's official dish. It also houses 17th century churches. It is the place were the Lozada family, one of Arequipa's most prestigious families and founders of the Arequipa Clinic,[2] have lived since their arrival from Spain in the 1800s.