Chuquibamba

Chuquibamba (Quechua: Chuqipampa, chuqi means "ore" and pampa means "plain") is a town in southern Peru, capital of the province Condesuyos in the region Arequipa.^[1] It is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba.

Chuquibamba Chuqipampa
Town
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Chuquibamba
Coordinates: 15°50′21.35″S 72°39′04.89″W
Country	Peru
Region	Arequipa
Province	Condesuyos
District	Chuquibamba
Government
• Mayor	Miguel Angel Manchego Llerena
Elevation	2,945 m (9,662 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)

The population of Chuquibamba is 3,066 according to the 2005 census. It is the location of the high school Colegio Nacional San Luis Gonzaga which is over 100 years old.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved January 9, 2008

15°50′21.35″S 72°39′04.89″W