Piura Province

Piura
Province
Coat of arms
Location of Piura in the Piura Region
Country	Peru
Region	Piura
Founded	March 20, 1861
Capital	Piura
Government
• Mayor	Jose Eugenio Aguilar Santisteban
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 regional capital. 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 nine 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 (Castilla), in Piura metropolitan area
• Veintiséis de Octubre, in Piura metropolitan area
• Catacaos (Catacaos), in Piura metropolitan area
• Cura Mori (Cucungará)
• El Tallán (Sinchao)
• La Arena (La Arena)
• La Unión (La Unión)
• Las Lomas (Las Lomas)
• Tambo Grande (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