Chiguata District
Chiguata is a district located in the Arequipa province, 30 km away from the city of Arequipa, Peru, on the slopes of the volcano Pikchu Pikchu. The name chiguata comes from the Quechua words "chiri" meaning "cold" and "wata" meaning "year".Chiguata District
- Type: Locality with 4,470 residents
- Description: district in Arequipa, Peru
- Category: district of Peru
- Location: Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-16.3756° or 16° 22′ 32″ south
Longitude
-71.3586° or 71° 21′ 31″ west
Population
4,470
Elevation
3,315 metres (10,876 feet)
Open location code
57MCJJFR+QG
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Aymara to Spanish—“Chiguata District” goes by many names.
- Aymara: “Chiriwata jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
- Cebuano: “Chiguata”
- Chinese: “奇瓜塔区”
- Chinese: “奇瓜塔區”
- Dutch: “Chiguata District”
- Georgian: “ჩიგუატის რაიონი”
- German: “Distrikt Chiguata”
- Italian: “Distretto di Chiguata”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Chiguata”
- Norwegian: “Chiguata”
- Portuguese: “Chiguata”
- Quechua: “Chiriwata distritu”
- Quechua: “Chiriwata listritu”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Chiguata”
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