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Chimbote (chimbō`tē), city (1993 pop. 268,979), capital Santa prov., Ancash dept., W Peru. A seaport on the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of the Santa River, Chimbote exports fish products, rice, cotton, sugar, minerals, and machinery. It is located on the Pan-American Highway and is a rail terminus. An earthquake destroyed much of the city in 1970; it has since been rebuilt.
Chimbote a port in N central Peru: contains Peru's first steelworks (1958), using hydroelectric power from the Santa River. Pop.: 328 000 (2005 est.) Chimbote a city in Peru, in the department of Ancash; situated on the Pan-American Highway, near the mouth of the Santa River. Population, 103,000 (1970). Chimbóte is a port on the Pacific Ocean and has a railroad station. It has enterprises of the ferrous metallurgy industry. A large fishing center, the city produces processed fish, mainly fish meal. Fish meal and agricultural products are exported. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Occasionally, ships call at the ports of Salaverry (Trujillo) and Chimbote (Ancash), in northern Peru; and at San Martin (Ica) and Matarani (Arequipa) in the south. Thanks to a sabbatical from teaching and other responsibilities at Catholic Theological Union in the academic year 2002-03, and to a Faculty Fellowship from the Lilly Endowment sponsored through Association of Theological Schools, I was privileged to visit a number of Christian communities in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, as well as in Torreon, Mexico, La Paz and Cochabamba in Bolivia, and Lima and Chimbote in Peru. USA 47971 CT CHICHIJIMA JAPAN 84452 C CHICLAYO PERU 87213 C CHILECITO AERO ARGENTINA 85672 C CHILLAN CHILE 38262 C CHIMBAJ UZBEKISTAN 84531 C CHIMBOTE PERU 16706 C CHIOS (AIRPORT) GREECE 67581 C CHIPATA ZAMBIA 30758 CT CHITA RUSSIAN FEDERATION 41506 CT CHITRAL PAKISTAN 41977 T CHITTAGONG(AMBAGAN) BANGLADESH 41978 C CHITTAGONG(PATENGA) BANGLADESH 60425 C CHLEF ALGERIA 44259 C CHOIBALSAN MONGOLIA 44298 C CHOIR MONGOLIA 76311 C CHOIX,SIN. |
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