Nuevo Chimbote Nuevo Chimbote
District
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Location of Nuevo Chimbote in the Santa province
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Santa
Founded	May 27, 1994
Capital	Buenos Aires
Area
• Total	389.73 km2 (150.48 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	107,095
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	021809

The district of Nuevo Chimbote is one of the nine that make up the province of Santa, located in the department of Ancash in Peru.

It is bordered to the north by the district of Chimbote and to the south by those of Nepeña and Samanco.^[1] To the west, it borders the Pacific Ocean, into which the Ferrol Peninsula extends, which together with the Blanca and Ferrol Islands, encloses the Bay of Chimbote. The climate is subtropical desert with almost no rainfall. Temperatures range between 28°C in summer and 13°C in winter.

9°07′17″S 78°31′51″W / 9.12139°S 78.53083°W / -9.12139; -78.53083