Casma

Casma is a city in the coastal desert of , located 330 kilometers northwest of Lima. It is the capital of the and the third most populous city in the Ancash Region with an estimated population of 29,343.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: capital city of Casma, Ancash, Peru
  • Also known as: Puerto Casma

Casma

Latitude
-9.4734° or 9° 28′ 24″ south
Longitude
-78.2996° or 78° 17′ 59″ west
Elevation
49 metres (161 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PE CAS
Open location code
6723GPG2+M5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 287835242
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3698680
Wiki­data ID
Q3236687
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Casma” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Casma
  • Aymara: Kasma
  • Catalan: Casma
  • Chinese: 卡斯馬
  • Chinese: 卡斯马
  • Dutch: Casma
  • French: Casma
  • German: Casma
  • Hebrew: קאסמה
  • Italian: Casma
  • Japanese: カスマ
  • Lithuanian: Kasma
  • Persian: کاسما
  • Portuguese: Casma
  • Quechua: Kasma
  • Russian: Касма
  • Spanish: Casma
  • Ukrainian: Касма
  • Waray (Philippines): Casma

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