Choropampa | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Cajamarca |
Province | Chota |
Founded | December 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 |
• Density | 20/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]
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