Chimbote ; Quechua: Chimputi) is the largest city in the Ancash Region and the 10th largest city in Peru. With a population of 425,367, it is the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote District.
Ancash is a department and region in western Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, and its largest city and port is Chimbote. The name of the region originates from the Quechua word anqash, from anqas ('blue') or from anka ('eagle').
The 1970 Ancash earthquake occurred on 31 May off the coast of Peru in the Pacific Ocean at . Combined with a resultant landslide, it is the most catastrophic natural disaster in the history of Peru. Due to the large amounts of snow and ice included in the landslide that caused an estimated 66,000-70,000 casualties, it is also considered to be the world's deadliest avalanche.
Estadio Manuel Gómez Arellano was a multi-use stadium in Chimbote. It is no longer used by football team José Gálvez FBC. The stadium held 15,000 people. It was replaced by Estadio Olímpico Municipal in 2007.
José Gálvez FBC is a Peruvian football club based in Chimbote, Ancash. The club was founded in 1951 under the name Manuel Rivera after the famous Chimbote born footballer Manuel Rivera. The club was forced to change its name because the FPF did not allow clubs to be named after living people. Then on 11 November 1963 the club decided the new name would be José Gálvez FBC.
Pallasca District is one of 11 districts of the Pallasca Province in the Ancash region in Peru.
The Santa Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.
Chacas is a district of the province Asunción in the Ancash Region of Peru. Its seat is Chacas.
The Caraz District is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is Caraz. Its elevation is 2,285 m. In Caraz, the paved road comes from Pativilca.
The Pamparomas District is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Pamparomas. The district was founded on January 2, 1857.
The Huallanca District or Wallanka is the most northeastern of the 10 districts that comprise Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. It is in the high mountain range known as Cordillera Negra. The district capital is Huallanca. The district was founded in 1950 by separating it from the Huaylas District.
Isla Blanca or Blanca Island is a volcanic island located at the mouth of Chimbote Bay, near Chimbote, Peru. Administratively it is in Chimbote District, Santa Province, Ancash Region. The island is approximately 3200 m long and 920 m wide. It rises to an altitude of 204 m. Its relief is very rough and rocky. The contours are very steep, especially on the west side of the island. The island is white in appearance due to the deposition of guano by seabirds.
The Casma River, which upstream is called Río Grande, is a river that crosses northern Casma province in the Ancash Region of Peru. It originates in the Black Mountain Range and drains into the Pacific Ocean. Major tributaries include the Sechín River (right).
Chimbote District is one of nine districts of the Santa Province in Peru.
The District of Bolognesi is one of 11 districts which are part of the Pallasca Province in Ancash, Peru.
Cáceres del Perú District is one of nine districts of the Santa Province in the Ancash Region in Peru.
Unión Juventud is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Chimbote, Peru.
Catholic University Los Angeles of Chimbote is a Catholic university in Chimbote, Peru. The university's rector as of 2013 is Ing. Dr. Julio B. Domínguez Granda.
Club Sport Rosario was a Peruvian football club, based in the city of Huaraz. Sport Rosario was founded on October 4, 1965. The team played its home games at Rosas Pampa stadium.
Víctor Walberto Crisólogo Espejo was a Peruvian politician who served as a Congressman representing Ancash between 2011 and 2016. He died on 17 January 2021, of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru.
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