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Callao Harbor (1744) Historic map (1888) El Callao was founded by Spanish colonists in 1537, just two years after Lima (1535). The origin of its name is unknown; both Amerindian (particularly Yunga, or Coastal Peruvian) and Spanish sources are credited, but it is certain that it was known by that name since 1550.
Since Jorge Chávez International Airport as well as Peru's main seaport are located in this district, Callao is the largest port of entry to Peru. The city of Callao forms a conurbation with Lima and thus, the district is economically, socially and culturally integrated with this city. (See: Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area).
English: Locator map of the Constitutional Province of Callao in Peru. Español: Mapa de ubicación de la Provincia Constitucional del Callao en el Perú. Date
Lima metropolitan area is composed of 5 sub regions that group 43 urban districts of Lima Province and 6 districts of Callao Province. These sub regions are the Lima Norte, Lima Sur, Lima Este, Central Lima, and Callao with a total estimated population in 2015 of 9.886.647 people. [10] Arequipa Metropolitan Area
Module:Location map/data/Peru Callao is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Callao. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
The region with the fewest provinces is Callao (one) and the region with the most is Ancash (twenty). While provinces in the sparsely populated Amazon rainforest of eastern Peru tend to be larger, there is a large concentration of them in the north-central area of the country.
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Districts of the Callao Region (7 P) L. Landforms of Callao Region (2 P) P. Provinces of the Callao Region (1 P)