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'''Camaná''' is the district capital of the homonymous province, located in the [[Department of Arequipa]], [[Peru]]. According to the 2005 census, it has 13,304 inhabitants.
'''Camaná''' is the district capital of the [[Camaná Province|homonymous province]], located in the [[Department of Arequipa]], [[Peru]]. According to the 2005 census, it has 13,304 inhabitants.


It lies 180 km from Arequipa, on the [[Panamerican Highway]], which can be traveled in three hours.
It lies 180 km from Arequipa, on the [[Panamerican Highway]], which can be traveled in three hours.

Revision as of 19:21, 6 March 2019

Camaná
villa hermosa de camaná
Town
Main plaza of Camaná
Main plaza of Camaná
Camaná is located in Peru
Camaná
Camaná
Location of the city of Camaná in Peru
Coordinates: 16°37′24″S 72°42′33″W / 16.62333°S 72.70917°W / -16.62333; -72.70917
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceCamaná
DistrictCamaná
Government
 • MayorJamil Vasquez Zuñiga
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
13 304
 • Estimate 
(2015)[1]
39,026
DemonymCamanejo(a)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (UTC)
Websitewww.municamana.gob.pe

Camaná is the district capital of the homonymous province, located in the Department of Arequipa, Peru. According to the 2005 census, it has 13,304 inhabitants.

It lies 180 km from Arequipa, on the Panamerican Highway, which can be traveled in three hours.

History

It's where the Spanish founded "Villa Hermosa" in 1539, moving into the valley of Arequipa in 1540. The city of Arequipa had his first crib in this rich and extensive valley of Camaná.

References

  1. ^ Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. March 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-03.

16°37′S 72°43′W / 16.617°S 72.717°W / -16.617; -72.717