Sullana Province
| Sullana Province | ||
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 Location of the province in the Piura region |
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Peru | |
| region | Piura | |
| Seat | Sullana | |
| surface | 5,423.6 km² | |
| Residents | 311,454 (2017) | |
| density | 57 inhabitants per km² | |
| founding | November 4, 1911 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PIU | |
| Website | www.munisullana.gob.pe (Spanish) | |
| politics | ||
| Alcalde Provincial | Edward Power Saldaña Sánchez (2019-2022) |
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| Political party | Seguridad y Prosperidad | |
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Coordinates: 4 ° 39 ′ S , 80 ° 36 ′ W
The province of Sullana is one of eight provinces in the Piura region in northwestern Peru . The province has an area of 5423.61 km². At the 2017 census, 311,454 people lived in the province. In 1993 the population was 234,562, in 2007 287,680. The provincial administration is located in the city of Sullana .
Geographical location
The province of Sullana is located in the north of the Piura region. It extends over the partly desert-like coastal plain and reaches up to 15 km to the Pacific coast. The longitudinal extent in NNW-SSE direction is about 140 km. The Río Chira crosses the province in a predominantly south-westerly direction. It is dammed up to the Poechos reservoir in the east of the province . Irrigated agriculture is practiced along the course of the river. In the north-west of the province lies the Cerros de Amotape National Park .
The province of Sullana borders the Tumbes region and Ecuador in the north . In the east are the provinces of Ayabaca and Piura , in the west the provinces of Paita and Talara .
Administrative division
The province of Sullana is divided into eight districts (distritos) . The district of Sullana is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Bellavista | Bellavista |
| Ignacio Escudero | San Jacinto |
| Lancones | Lancones |
| Marcavelica | Marcavelica |
| Miguel Checa | Sojo |
| Querecotillo | Querecotillo |
| Salitral | Salitral |
| Sullana | Sullana |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b PERU: Administrative Division - Regions and Provinces . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
