The Piura Metropolitan Area is the name used to refer to the
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
whose principal city is
Piura
Piura is a city in northwestern Peru located in the Sechura Desert on the Piura River. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. Its population was 484,475 as of 2017.
It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro fou ...
, located in northern
Peru
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. According to "Concerted development plan Piura 2009–2014" the districts of
Piura
Piura is a city in northwestern Peru located in the Sechura Desert on the Piura River. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. Its population was 484,475 as of 2017.
It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro fou ...
,
Veintiséis de Octubre,
Castilla and
Catacaos
Catacaos is a town in the Piura Province, Piura Region, Peru. It is known for its gastronomy and crafts (or souvenirs).
The town was severely damaged by flash floods in March 2017 when the Piura River
The Piura River is a river in northern Per ...
of
Piura Province
Piura is a 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 Sul ...
currently are consolidated into a metropolitan area to act with the same urban, industrial and commercial plan. It is one of the
most populous metropolitan area of Peru in year 2015.
Urban development plan
The "Urban development plan of Piura, Castilla y Catacaos 2032" was approved with the document "N° 122-00-CMPP" in December 2012, however it was repealed
with the document "N° 122-01-CMPP" on 18 March 2013, and by now is in force the "Director Plan of Piura and Castilla" until the publication of the new Urban development plan of Piura, Castilla y Catacaos.
Population of metropolitan districts
According to Regulator Plan of transportation Routes of the city the metropolis of
Piura
Piura is a city in northwestern Peru located in the Sechura Desert on the Piura River. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. Its population was 484,475 as of 2017.
It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro fou ...
is the conurbation of
Piura
Piura is a city in northwestern Peru located in the Sechura Desert on the Piura River. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. Its population was 484,475 as of 2017.
It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro fou ...
,
Castilla and
Catacaos
Catacaos is a town in the Piura Province, Piura Region, Peru. It is known for its gastronomy and crafts (or souvenirs).
The town was severely damaged by flash floods in March 2017 when the Piura River
The Piura River is a river in northern Per ...
.
According to
INEI the population of the districts of Piura metropolitan area is as follows:
See also
*
Piura Province
Piura is a 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 Sul ...
*
List of metropolitan areas of Peru
The following is a list of the most populous Peruvian metropolitan areas with over 300,000 inhabitants.
Note that the populations of metropolitan areas are not city populations but rather a combination of a main large city and many other smaller ...
*
Peru
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References
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Metropolitan areas of Peru