Poroto
Poroto is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the district Poroto in Trujillo Province of the region La Libertad. This town is located some 40 km east of Trujillo city and is primarily an agricultural center in the Valley of Moche.- Village with about 800 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 630 metres (2,070 feet)
- …is also known as “Poroto, Peru”
- Description: human settlement in Peru
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Simbal.
Poroto
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Latitude
-8.01143° or 8° 0′ 41″ south
Longitude
-78.76802° or 78° 46′ 5″ west
Open location code
6733X6QJ+CQ
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Poroto” goes by many names.
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