Ancash
Aija Province
Aija District

Aija

Aija is a town in central , capital of the province Aija in the region Ancash, on the west side of the . The famous scientist Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo was born here.
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  • Type: Town with 843 residents
  • Description: capital city of Aija, Ancash, Peru
  • Also known as: “Aija, Peru”

Aija

Latitude
-9.78002° or 9° 46′ 48″ south
Longitude
-77.61064° or 77° 36′ 38″ west
Population
843
Elevation
3,399 metres (11,152 feet)
Open location code
6724699Q+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4375504269
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3699821
Wiki­data ID
Q3317408
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Aija” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Aija”
  • Aymara: “Ayha”
  • Catalan: “Aija”
  • Chinese: “艾哈”
  • Dutch: “Aija”
  • French: “Aija”
  • Italian: “Aija”
  • Lithuanian: “Aicha”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Aija”
  • Norwegian: “Aija”
  • Persian: “ایجا، پرو”
  • Persian: “ایجا”
  • Portuguese: “Aija”
  • Quechua: “Ayha”
  • Spanish: “Aija”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Aija, Peru”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Aija”

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