Chepén
Chepén is a city of La Libertad Region and capital of the Chepén Province, in Peru. The city is a rice production center with the valleys of Chepén and Jequetepeque, and has an active trading with neighboring Guadalupe, Pacasmayo and San Pedro de Lloc and other towns.Photo: Martintops, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Town with 42,000 residents
- Description: city of La Libertad Region and capital of the Chepén Province, Peru
- Also known as: “Chepen”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Jose de Moro and Pacanga.
San Jose de Moro
Village
San Jose de Moro is a Moche archaeological site in the Pacanga District, Chepén Province, La Libertad Region, of Northwestern Peru. The site served as a ceremonial funerary complex between the years 400 and 1000 AD. San Jose de Moro is situated 6 km north of Chepén.
Pacanga
Village
Pacanga is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the district Pacanga in Chepén Province of the region La Libertad. This town is located some 143 km north Trujillo city and is primarily an agricultural center in the Jequetepeque Valley. Pacanga is situated 9 km northwest of Chepén.
Chepén
- Categories: city and locality
- Location: Chepén District, Chepén Province, La Libertad, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-7.22852° or 7° 13′ 43″ southLongitude
-79.42778° or 79° 25′ 40″ westPopulation
42,000Elevation
239 metres (784 feet)United Nations Location Code
PE CHEOpen location code
6742QHCC+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2475282859OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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