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Chaje
Moqueguavillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INEI Peru. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Moquegua, Peru, Chaje is a village. The settlement sits at -16.290°, -70.496°, a tropical location in the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 2,317 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 91% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Andean gooseChloephaga melanoptera (Eyton, 1838) · Aves10
- Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis Molina, 1782 · Aves7
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5
- Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiaca Tschudi, 1843 · Aves4
- Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides (P.P.King, 1828) · Aves4
- Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornata (G.R.Gray, 1867) · Aves3
- Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi (Allen, 1876) · Aves3
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves3
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2026-02-0312 km NE of Santa Lucía, Peru
- M 4.2 — 2026-01-266 km SSW of Santa Lucía, Peru
- M 4.8 — 2025-11-1120 km E of Chiguata, Peru
- M 4.9 — 2025-11-0213 km SW of Matalaque, Peru
- M 4.2 — 2025-09-2216 km N of Santa Lucía, Peru
- M 4.3 — 2025-09-2110 km WSW of Caracoto, Peru
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Moquegua
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Chaje, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org