Official Name: | Chocope |
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: | Chocope |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Timezone: | PET |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | -7.7918°N -79.2228°W |
Chocope is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the district of Chocope in the region La Libertad. This town is located beside the Pan-American Highway some 45 km north of Trujillo city in the agricultural Chicama Valley. The town can be used as a bus connection when travelling from Trujillo to El Brujo.[1]