Choropampa District

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Choropampa
Choropampa District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cajamarca
Province Chota
FoundedDecember 12, 1991
Capital Choropampa
Government
   Mayor Artemio Uriarte Vasquez
Area
  Total
171.59 km2 (66.25 sq mi)
Elevation
2,850 m (9,350 ft)
Population
  Total
3,480
  Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 060406
Website munichoropampa.gob.pe [ permanent dead link ]

Choropampa District is one of nineteen districts of the Chota Province, Peru. [1] It is located in the Northern Peruvian highlands and renowned for its gold reserves, with South America's largest goldmine operations.

An elemental mercury spill occurred in June 2000 along a road that passed through the three villages Choropampa, [2] Magdalena and San Juan from a truck contracted by Yanacocha mining; the Compliance/Advisor Ombudsman of the International Finance Corporation /Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency investigated, as described in the 2006 exit report. [3]

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. The village still suffering from Peru mercury spill fallout – after 20 years The Guardian, 2020
  3. International Finance Corporation/ Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (February 2006). "Exit Report Regarding two complaints filed with the CAO in relation to Minera Yanacocha Cajamarca, Peru" (PDF). International Finance Corporation/ Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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