Rimac River

The Rímac River is located in western 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 and , together with the , to the north, and the , to the south.
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Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: Peruvian river
  • Also known as: “reka Rímac”, “Rimac”, “Rímac River”, “Río Hablador”, “Rio Rimac”, “Rio Rimaq”, “Rio Rímaq”, and “Río Rímaq”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Jorge Chávez International Airport and Callao Naval Base.

Aerodrome
Photo: F Delventhal, CC BY 2.0.
is the main… is situated 3½ km east of Rimac River.

Naval base
Photo: Galeria del Ministerio de Defensa del Perú, CC BY 2.0.
is the main naval base of the Peruvian Navy.

Photo: Santiagostucchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an Abtao-class submarine of the Peruvian Navy. is situated 3½ km south of Rimac River.

Rimac River

Latitude
-12.03017° or 12° 1′ 49″ south
Longitude
-77.14651° or 77° 8′ 47″ west
Open location code
57V4XV93+W9
Geo­Names ID
3930375
Wiki­data ID
Q1343245
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Thai—“Rimac River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر ريماك”
  • Basque: “Rímac ibaia”
  • Belarusian: “Рымак”
  • Catalan: “Riu Rímac”
  • Cebuano: “Río Rímac”
  • Chinese: “里馬茨河”
  • Czech: “Rímac”
  • Dutch: “Rímac River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ريماك”
  • French: “Rímac”
  • French: “Río Rímac”
  • Georgian: “რიმაკი”
  • German: “Río Rímac”
  • Irish: “Rímac”
  • Italian: “Rímac”
  • Latin: “Flumen Rimac”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rímac”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rímac”
  • Norwegian: “Rímac”
  • Polish: “Rímac”
  • Portuguese: “Rímac”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Rímac”
  • Quechua: “Rimaq mayu”
  • Russian: “Римак”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Rímac (rijeka)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Rímac”
  • Slovak: “Rímac”
  • Slovenian: “Rímac”
  • Spanish: “Rímac”
  • Spanish: “Río Rímac”
  • Swedish: “Rímac”
  • Thai: “แม่น้ำริมัก”
  • “Río Rímac”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Veintisiete de Octubre and Callao.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Callao Range Front Lighthouse and Puerto Del Callao.

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