Rimac River
The Rímac River is located in western Peru and is the most important source of potable water for the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area. It belongs to the Pacific Slope, into which it flows after bathing the cities of Lima and Callao, together with the Chillón River, to the north, and the Lurín River, to the south.
- Stream
- Description: Peruvian river
- Also known as“Rimac”“Río Rímac”
Places of Interest
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Jorge Chávez International Airport
Jorge Chávez International Airport is the main…
3½ km east of Rimac River
Callao Naval Base
Callao Naval Base is the main naval base of the Peruvian Navy.
Rimac River
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Latitude
-12.03017° or 12° 1′ 49″ south
Longitude
-77.14651° or 77° 8′ 47″ west
Open location code
57V4XV93+W9
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Thai—“Rimac River” goes by many names.
نهر ريماكArabic
Rímac ibaiaBasque
РымакBelarusian
Riu RímacCatalan
Río RímacCebuano
里馬茨河Chinese
RímacCzech
Rímac RiverDutch
نهر ريماكEgyptian Arabic
რიმაკიGeorgian
RímacIrish
RímacItalian
Flumen RimacLatin
Rimaq mayuQuechua
РимакRussian
RímacSerbo-Croatian
Rímac (rijeka)Serbo-Croatian
RímacSlovak
reka RímacSlovenian
RímacSlovenian
Río RímacSlovenian
RímacSwedish
แม่น้ำริมักThai
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