Cayma District

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Cayma
Qayma
COA Cayma District in Arequipa Province.png
Coordinates: 16°22′53.50″S71°32′44.02″W / 16.3815278°S 71.5455611°W / -16.3815278; -71.5455611
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Arequipa
Capital Cayma, Peru
Government
   Mayor Santiago Ulises Torres Montes Revilla
Area
  Total246.31 km2 (95.10 sq mi)
Elevation
2,403 m (7,884 ft)
Population
  Total75,908
  Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 040103
Website municayma.gob.pe

Cayma District is one of the twenty-nine districts of the Arequipa Province in Peru. [1]

Cayma is known as the birthplace of Adobo, the city's official dish. It also houses 17th century churches. It is the place where the Lozada family, one of Arequipa's most prestigious families and founders of the Arequipa Clinic, [2] have lived since their arrival from Spain in the 1800s.

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References

  1. (in Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de la Villa de Cayma, Municipalidad Distrital de la Villa de Cayma, Retrieved November 9, 2007.
  2. "Dr. Lozada Stambury, Benigno".