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Piura Province

Coordinates: 5°11′36″S 80°37′59″W / 5.19333°S 80.63306°W / -5.19333; -80.63306
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Piura
Flag of Piura
Coat of arms of Piura
Location of Piura in the Piura Region
Location of Piura in the Piura Region
CountryPeru
RegionPiura
FoundedMarch 20, 1861
CapitalPiura
Government
 • MayorJuan Díaz Dios
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total6,211.61 km2 (2,398.32 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 • Total642,428
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
UBIGEO2001
Websitewww.munipiura.gob.pe

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.

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Political division

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The Piura Province is divided into ten districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

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5°11′36″S 80°37′59″W / 5.19333°S 80.63306°W / -5.19333; -80.63306