Cayma District Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Municipalidad Distrital de la Villa de Cayma, Municipalidad Distrital de la Villa de Cayma, Retrieved November 9, 2007.
  2. Web site: Dr. Lozada Stambury, Benigno.