Trujillo Province is one of twelve
provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
in
La Libertad Region
La Libertad (; in English: ''The Liberty'') is a region in northwestern Peru. Formerly it was known as the Department of La Libertad ('). It is bordered by the Lambayeque, Cajamarca and Amazonas regions on the north, the San Martín Region on t ...
in
Peru
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Boundaries
It borders to the north with the
Ascope Province
Ascope is a province in the La Libertad Region, Peru. It is bordered by the Trujillo Province on the south; the Pacasmayo Province on the north; the Cajamarcan province of Contumazá and the Otuzco and Gran Chimú provinces on the east; and ...
, to the east with the
Otuzco Province
The Otuzco Province is one of twelve Provinces of Peru, provinces of the La Libertad Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Otuzco.
Political division
The province is divided into ten Districts of Peru, districts, which ar ...
, to the south with the
Virú Province
The Virú Province is one of twelve provinces of the La Libertad Region in Peru. Portal de la Municipalidad Provincial de Virú. Portal de Virú website''. Retrieved March 18, 2008. The capital of the province is Virú.
Political division
The prov ...
, and to the west with the
Pacific Ocean
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.
Political division
The province has an area of and is divided into eleven districts. Nine of these are part of
Trujillo's city metropolitan area. The districts of the province are:
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Trujillo
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El Porvenir
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Florencia de Mora
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Huanchaco
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La Esperanza
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Laredo
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Moche
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Poroto
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Salaverry
Salaverry is a port town located southeast of Trujillo city in the La Libertad Region, Peru. It is the capital of Salaverry District and it is located at around . The port, rebuilt in the 1960s by an English company, is able to accommodate lar ...
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Simbal
Simbal is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the district Simbal in Trujillo Province of the region La Libertad. This town is located some 40 km east of Trujillo city and is primarily an agricultural center in the Valley of Moche.
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Víctor Larco Herrera
Capital
The capital of the province is the city of
Trujillo, the third largest in the country.
Population by districts
The next table shows the population by districts and some complementary data.
See also
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Trujillo city
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Víctor Larco city
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Virú Province
The Virú Province is one of twelve provinces of the La Libertad Region in Peru. Portal de la Municipalidad Provincial de Virú. Portal de Virú website''. Retrieved March 18, 2008. The capital of the province is Virú.
Political division
The prov ...
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Ascope Province
Ascope is a province in the La Libertad Region, Peru. It is bordered by the Trujillo Province on the south; the Pacasmayo Province on the north; the Cajamarcan province of Contumazá and the Otuzco and Gran Chimú provinces on the east; and ...
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Otuzco Province
The Otuzco Province is one of twelve Provinces of Peru, provinces of the La Libertad Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Otuzco.
Political division
The province is divided into ten Districts of Peru, districts, which ar ...
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Trujillo metropolitan area
References
External links
Location of Trujillo city, the capital of the province (Wikimapia)
{{Coord, 8.117, S, 79.033, W, display=title, source:eowiki
Provinces of the La Libertad Region