Contralmirante Villar is a

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of the

Tumbes Region Tumbes () is a coastal department and region in northwestern Peru bordering Ecuador. Due to the region's location near the Equator it has a warm climate, with beaches that are considered among the finest in Peru. Despite its small area, the re ...

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. Its capital is the town of Zorritos. The Cerros de Amotape National Park is located in this province, which is the largest in the Tumbes Region.

Geography

Boundaries

* North:

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* East:

Tumbes Province Tumbes is a province in Peru, located in the region of the same name. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the north, the Zarumilla Province on the east, the Piura Region and Ecuador on the south and the Contralmirante Villar Province on the west. It ...

* South:

Talara Province Talara is a province in the Piura Region, Peru. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the Paita Province on the south, the Sullana Province on the east and the Tumbes Region's Contralmirante Villar Province on the north. Its capital i ...

(in the

Piura Region Piura () is a coastal department and region in northwestern Peru. The region's capital is Piura and its largest port cities, Paita and Talara, are also among the most important in Peru. The area is known for its tropical and dry beaches. It is ...

) * West:

Demographics

Largest towns

* Zorritos * Cañaveral * Cancas *

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* Punta Sal

Beaches

The coast of the province harbors some of the most beautiful beaches in Peru. Although similar to those in northern

, the beaches of the Contralmirante Villar Province are considerably less crowded and urbanized. The beaches in the town of Punta Sal are considered as some of the finest on the Peruvian coast due to their pure white sands, sun and warm weather all year long, and a sea ideal for

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Political division

The Contralmirante Villar Province is divided into three

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s (, singular: ''distrito''), each of which is headed by a mayor (''

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''). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are: * Casitas ( Cañaveral) * Zorritos ( Zorritos) * Canoas de Punta Sal ( Canoas de Punta Sal) Provinces of the Tumbes Region {{Tumbes-geo-stub