Nuevo Chimbote | |
Native Name: | Nuevo Chimbote |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ancash |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Santa |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | May 27, 1994 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Buenos Aires |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 389.73 |
Elevation M: | 25 |
Population Total: | 107095 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 021809 |
The district of Nuevo Chimbote is one of the nine that make up the province of Santa, located in the department of Ancash in Peru.
It is bordered to the north by the district of Chimbote and to the south by those of Nepeña and Samanco.[1] To the west, it borders the Pacific Ocean, into which the Ferrol Peninsula extends, which together with the Blanca and Ferrol Islands, encloses the Bay of Chimbote. The climate is subtropical desert with almost no rainfall. Temperatures range between 28°C in summer and 13°C in winter.