Piura Province

Infobox Province Peru
province = Piura
region = Piura




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founded = March 20, 1861
capital = Piura
elevation = 29
pop = 642,428
density = 130.4
area = 6,211.61
districts = 9
web = www.munipiura.gob.pe
mayor = Jose Eugenio Aguilar Santisteban
ubigeo = 2001

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:
* Metropolitan Region of Piura:Piura (Piura)
* Metropolitan Region of Piura:Castilla (Castilla)

* Catacaos (Catacaos)
* Cura Mori (Cucungará)
* El Tallán (Sinchao)
* La Arena (La Arena)
* La Unión (La Unión)
* Las Lomas (Las Lomas)
* Tambo Grande (Tambo Grande)

External links

* [http://www.munipiura.gob.pe Municipalidad Provincial de Piura] - Piura provincial municipality
* [http://www.documentalpiura.com/piura/piura.htm Documental Piura: Provincia de Piura]