Cayma District

Cayma
District

Coat of arms
Coordinates: 16°22′53.50″S 71°32′44.02″W / 16.3815278°S 71.5455611°W / -16.3815278; -71.5455611Coordinates: 16°22′53.50″S 71°32′44.02″W / 16.3815278°S 71.5455611°W / -16.3815278; -71.5455611
Country  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Arequipa
Capital Cayma, Peru
Government
  Mayor Santiago Ulises Torres Montes Revilla
Area
  Total 246.31 km2 (95.10 sq mi)
Elevation 2,403 m (7,884 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 75,908
  Density 310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 040103
Website municayma.gob.pe

Cayma District is one of the twenty-nine districts of the Arequipa Province in Peru.[1]

it is known as the birthplace of adobo de cites official dish it's also houses the 17th century church and also the place were the Lozada family Arequipa's most prestigious family owners of the biggest hospital in the city lived since their arrival in spain since the 1800s

References

  1. (in Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de la Villa de Cayma, Municipalidad Distrital de la Villa de Cayma, Retrieved November 9, 2007.
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