Official Name: | Chicama |
Pushpin Map: | Peru |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | La Libertad |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Ascope |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Chicama |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Timezone: | PET |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | -7.8444°N -79.1453°W |
Chicama is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the district of Chicama of Ascope Province in the region La Libertad. This town is located beside the Pan-American Highway some 33 km north of Trujillo city in the agricultural Chicama Valley.