La Arena (Peru)
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| Coordinates | 5 ° 21 ′ S , 80 ° 43 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Peru | ||
| Piura | |||
| province | Piura | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PIU | ||
| District | La Arena | ||
| height | 29 m | ||
| Residents | 14,729 (2017) | ||
| Website | www.munilaarena.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| mayor | Carlos Alberto Yarlequé Masías (2019-2022) |
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| Political party | Fuerza Regional | ||
La Arena is a city in the Piura Province in the Piura region of northwest Peru . In the 2017 census, the population was 14,729. Ten years earlier this was 14,184. The city is the administrative seat of the district of the same name . Irrigated agriculture is practiced in the vicinity of the city.
Geographical location
La Arena is located in the arid coastal desert of northwestern Peru at an altitude of 29 m . The small town is located 18.5 km south-southwest of the city center of the metropolis Piura . Two kilometers east of the city, the Río Piura flows south. The national road 1N leads from Piura past La Arena to Sechura further south .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b PERU: Region Piura - Provinces & Places . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved January 12, 2020.