Callao Region
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| Image:Location of Callao region.png | ||
| See other Peruvian regions | ||
| President | Rogelio Canches | |
| Capital | Callao
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| Area | 146.98 km² | |
| Population - Total - Density | 799 530 (2003 estimate) 4 649/km² | |
| Subdivisions | 1 province and 6 districts | |
| Elevation - Lowest - Highest | N/A N/A {{ |{{{3|{{{3}}} }}}|3={{{4}}}}}}{{{long|}}}|Peru region table/coord|12°02'42" S|77°08'25" W}} | |
| Main resources | Fishing. | |
| Poverty rate | N/A | |
| Percentage of country's GDP | N/A | |
| Dialing code | 01 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CAL
{{|{{{3}}}}}}|Peru region table/website|www.regioncallao.gob.pe}} | |
Callao is a region located in the central coast of Peru. It is bordered by the Lima Province on the east, north and south; and by the Pacific Ocean on the west. It includes the city of Callao, which is Peru's most important port, and the San Lorenzo, El Frontón, Cavinzas and Palomino islands. It is the country's smallest region.
Political division
The Callao region is composed of only one province, the Constitutional Province of Callao (Spanish: Provincia Constitucional del Callao). Image:Map of Callao.png
External links
- Callao Region official website (in Spanish)
| Political division of Peru | Image:Peru flag large.png |
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Amazonas | Ancash | Apurímac | Arequipa | Ayacucho | Cajamarca | Callao | Cusco | Huancavelica | Huánuco | Ica | Junín | La Libertad | Lambayeque | Lima | Loreto | Madre de Dios | Moquegua | Pasco | Piura | Puno | San Martín | Tacna | Tumbes | Ucayali | |
| The Lima Province is not part of any of the twenty-five regions. |
