Piura is a

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

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 ...

in northwestern

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

. Its capital, the city 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 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 The Morropón Province is one of eight provinces of the Piura Region in Peru. The province was created in 1936.Peru Ley n.º 8174 (1936) Its administrative center is in the town of Chulucanas. Boundaries *North Ayabaca Province *East Huanca ...

*Southeast

Lambayeque Region Lambayeque () is a department and region in northwestern Peru known for its rich Moche and Chimú historical past. The region's name originates from the ancient pre-Inca civilization of the '' Lambayeque''. It is the second-smallest departmen ...

*Southwest

Sechura Province The Sechura Province is the largest of eight provinces of the Piura Region in Peru. Location The province is located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean in the extreme north of Peru, just below the upper most Tumbes Region which is on the border w ...

*West

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, Su ...

Political division

The Piura Province is divided into ten

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s ( es, distritos, singular: ), each of which is headed by a mayor (''alcalde''). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are: *

(

), in Piura metropolitan area * Castilla ( Castilla), in Piura metropolitan area * Veintiséis de Octubre (

San Martín San Martín or San Martin may refer to: People Saints * Saint Martin (disambiguation)#People, name of various saints in Spanish Political leaders *Vicente San Martin (1839 -1901), Military, National hero of Mexico. *Basilio San Martin (1849 ...

), in Piura metropolitan area *

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 ...

(

), in Piura metropolitan area * Cura Mori ( Cucungará) * El Tallán ( Sinchao) * La Arena ( La Arena) * La Unión ( La Unión) * Las Lomas ( Las Lomas) * Tambo Grande ( Tambo Grande)

External links

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Municipalidad Provincial de Piura
- Piura provincial municipality *

{{Coord, 5, 11, 36, S, 80, 37, 59, W, type:adm2nd_source:itwiki, display=title 1861 establishments in Peru Provinces of the Piura Region