Talara Province

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Talara Province
Location of the province in the Piura region
Location of the province in the Piura region
Basic data
Country Peru
region Piura
Seat Talara
surface 2,799.5 km²
Residents 144,150 (2017)
density 51 inhabitants per km²
founding March 16, 1956
ISO 3166-2 PE-PIU
Website www.munitalara.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Alcalde Provincial José Alfredo Vitonera Infante
(2019-2022)
Political party Seguridad y Prosperidad
Beach in Máncora
Beach in Máncora

Coordinates: 4 ° 27 ′  S , 81 ° 6 ′  W

The Talara Province is one of eight provinces in the Piura region in northwestern Peru . The province has an area of ​​2799.49 km². At the 2017 census, 144,150 people lived in the province. In 1993 the population was 120,904, in 2007 129,396. The provincial administration is located in the city of Talara .

Geographical location

The province of Talara is located on the Pacific coast in the northwest of the Piura region. It stretches over a largely desert landscape and extends up to 43 km inland. The longitudinal extent in north-south direction is about 75 km. The mountains on the eastern provincial border reach heights of up to 1122  m .

The province of Talara borders the Tumbes region in the north, the Sullana province in the east and the Paita province in the south .

Administrative division

The province of Talara is divided into six districts (distritos) . The Pariñas district is the seat of the provincial administration.

District Administrative headquarters
El Alto El Alto
La Brea Negritos
Lobitos Lobitos
Los Órganos Los Órganos
Máncora Máncora
Pariñas Talara

Individual evidence

  1. a b PERU: Administrative Division - Regions and Provinces . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

Web links

Commons : Talara Province  - Collection of images, videos and audio files