Piura Province

Piura
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Piura in the Piura Region
Country	Peru
Region	Piura
Founded	March 20, 1861
Capital	Piura
Government
• Mayor	(2019-2022)
Area
• Total	6,211.61 km2 (2,398.32 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Population
• Total	642,428
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2001
Website	www.munipiura.gob.pe

Piura is a landlocked province in the Piura Region in northwestern Peru. Its capital, the city of Piura, is also the . The province is the most populous in the region as well as its center of economic activity.

Boundaries[]

• Northeast Sullana Province
• Northwest Ayabaca Province
• East Morropón Province
• Southeast Lambayeque Region
• Southwest Sechura Province
• West Paita Province

Political division[]

The Piura Province is divided into ten districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

• Piura (Piura), in Piura metropolitan area
• Castilla (), in Piura metropolitan area
• Veintiséis de Octubre (), in Piura metropolitan area
• Catacaos (Catacaos), in Piura metropolitan area
• Cura Mori ()
• El Tallán ()
• La Arena ()
• La Unión ()
• Las Lomas ()
• Tambo Grande ()

External links[]

• (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Piura - Piura provincial municipality
• (in Spanish) Documental Piura: Provincia de Piura

Coordinates: 5°11′36″S 80°37′59″W / 5.19333°S 80.63306°W / -5.19333; -80.63306