Settlement Type: | Town |
Official Name: | Chuquibamba |
Native Name: | Chuqipampa |
Pushpin Map: | Peru |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Arequipa |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Condesuyos |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Chuquibamba |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Miguel Angel Manchego Llerena |
Timezone: | PET |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | -15.8393°N -72.6514°W |
Elevation M: | 2945 |
Chuquibamba (Quechua: Chuqipampa, chuqi means "ore" and pampa means "plain") is a town in southern Peru, capital of the province Condesuyos in the region Arequipa.[1] It is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba.
The population of Chuquibamba is 3,066 according to the 2005 census. It is the location of the high school Colegio Nacional San Luis Gonzaga which is over 100 years old.