Camaná

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Camaná
Camaná (Peru)
Camaná
Camaná
Coordinates 16 ° 37 ′  S , 72 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 16 ° 37 ′  S , 72 ° 43 ′  W
Basic data
Country Peru

region

Arequipa
province Camaná
ISO 3166-2 PE-ARE
District Camaná
height 15 m
Residents 13,364 (2017)
founding November 9, 1539
politics
mayor Marcelo Alejandro Valdivia Bravo
(2019-2022)
Camaná, Carnaval des Huachanacos (2011)
Camaná, Carnaval des Huachanacos (2011)

Camaná is a coastal city in Arequipa in Peru and the capital of the Camaná province of the same name . The city had 13,364 inhabitants at the 2017 census, 10 years earlier it was 14,642. It is located about 173 kilometers southeast of the regional capital Arequipa . The city lies in the estuary of the Río Camaná , which flows into the sea 4 km further west.

The city is particularly known for its white beaches, which makes it a popular destination for tourists. The Río Camaná flows into the Pacific Ocean near the city .

history

Camaná was founded in 1539 under the name Villa Hermosa de Camaná .

In June 2001, the city's infrastructure suffered enormous damage as a result of a severe earthquake off the Peruvian coast with a magnitude of around 8.0 on the Richter scale and the subsequent tsunami, at least one person died and over 11,845 houses were built in Arequipa, Islay and Camaná destroyed. As a result, the number of tourists fell sharply for some time. In June 2010 there was another quake off the Peruvian coast with a magnitude of 4.7.

Web links

Commons : Camaná  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ PERU: Arequipa Region: Provinces & Places . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI): Directorio Nacional de Centros Poblados - Censos Nacionales 2017 . Lima 2018, vol. 1, p. 307 ( online ).
  3. ↑ a b c Turismo en Camaná on camana.net
  4. ↑ Earthquake: The big earthquake looms in South America on faz.net, June 27, 2001. Accessed November 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ Peru: At least 47 deaths in earthquakes on spiegel.de, from June 24, 2001. Retrieved on November 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ Information sheet on earthquake-proof construction in Peru on klett.de
  7. ↑ Damian Raiser: Earthquake series shakes central and southern Peru on infoamazonas.de, June 8, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2016.