Talara is a

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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 ...

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. It is bordered by the

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on the west, the

Paita Province The Paita Province is one of eight provinces of the Piura Region in northwestern Peru. Location The province is located along the pacific coast. Its capital city, Paita, is one of the main ports of Peru.. Boundaries *North Talara Province, S ...

on the south, the

Sullana Province The Sullana Province is a landlocked province in the Piura Region in northwestern Peru. It is the northernmost province in the Piura Region. Boundaries *North Contralmirante Villar Province (Tumbes Region) *East Ecuador, Ayabaca Province *Sout ...

on the east and 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 ...

's Contralmirante Villar Province on the north. Its capital is the major

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city of

Talara Talara is a city in the Talara Province of the Piura Region, in northwestern Peru. It is a port city on the Pacific Ocean with a population of 91,444 as of 2017. Its climate is hot and dry. Due to its oil reserves, and ability to produce aviatio ...

. It also contains the beach resort of

Máncora Máncora is a town and beach resort in the Piura Region, in northwestern Peru. It is located in the Talara Province and is capital of the Máncora District. The town has 10,547 inhabitants (2007). The Pan-American Highway The Pan-Ameri ...

. The province was created by the President Manuel A. Odría in 1956.

Attractions

The province has tourist attractions such as the Máncora beach resort, Cabo Blanco beach, Punta Balcones, Pariñas Forest, Amotape mountains, a whale

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s deposit, Plataforma del Zócalo Continental, Punta Arenas Houses
Talara Refinery
and the Talara Civic Centre. Talara had the greatest reserve of oil in all Peru.

Punta Pariñas Punta Pariñas, also known as Punta Balcones, is in the La Brea District, Talara Province, Piura Region, Peru. It is the westernmost point in mainland South America, located at . An active lighthouse is located in Punta Pariñas. There is ...

, the westernmost point in mainland

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, is located in the province's

La Brea District La Brea District is one of six districts of the province Talara in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") is a ...

Climate

The Talara Province has a yearly average

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of .

Political division

Talara Province is divided into six

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

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* La Brea *

Lobitos Lobitos District is one of six districts of the province Talara in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") is a ...

* Los Organos *

* Pariñas

Transportation

It is linked to the rest of the country by various highways and the

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History

External links

Municipality of Talara
(in Spanish) Provinces of the Piura Region {{Piura-geo-stub