Shapaja District

Shapaja District is one of fourteen districts of the province San Martín in . The name comes from Shapaja palm tree that is local to the region. The district is known for its beaches and fisheries which employ many of the locals.
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  • Type: Locality with 1,940 residents
  • Description: district in San Martín, Peru
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Shapaja District

Latitude
-6.5884° or 6° 35′ 18″ south
Longitude
-76.2132° or 76° 12′ 48″ west
Population
1,940
Elevation
762 metres (2,500 feet)
Open location code
6755CQ6P+JP
Geo­Names ID
8350533
Wiki­data ID
Q5656229
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Uzbek—“Shapaja District” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: Shapaja jisk’a t’aqa suyu
  • Cebuano: Shapaja
  • Chinese: 薩帕哈區
  • Georgian: შაპახის რაიონი
  • German: Distrikt Shapaja
  • Italian: Distretto di Shapaja
  • Portuguese: Shapaja
  • Quechua: Shapaja distritu
  • Spanish: Distrito de Shapaja
  • Uzbek: Shapaja tumani

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