La Libertad region

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La Libertad region
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Basic data
Country Peru
Capital Trujillo
surface 25,515 km²
Residents 1,859,600 (2015)
density 73 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 PE-LAL
Website www.regionlalibertad.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Gobernador regional Manuel Llempén (2019-2022)
Provinces of the La Libertad region
Provinces of the La Libertad region

Coordinates: 8 ° 2 ′  S , 78 ° 59 ′  W

The region of La Libertad [ la liβeɾˈtað ] (Spanish Región La Libertad , Quechua La Libertad suyu ) is an administrative region in northwestern Peru . In 2015, 1,859,600 people lived in an area of ​​25,515 km². The capital is Trujillo .

geography

La Libertad is where the Moche River flows into the Pacific . There the Chimú people founded their capital Chan Chan ( mochica : "sun-sun") around 1300 .

La Libertad is the only region that has all three of the country's landscape types: coast, mountains and rainforest. The region has several sandy beaches to offer, including a. Huanchaco and Pacasmayo . Mountains predominate in the east.

structure

The La Libertad region is divided into twelve provinces (these in turn into 83 districts).

province Capital
Ascope Ascope
Bolívar Bolívar
Chepén Chepén
Gran Chimú Cascas
Julcán Julcán
Otuzco Otuzco
Pacasmayo San Pedro de Lloc
Pataz Tayabamba
Sánchez Carrión Huamachuco
Santiago de Chuco Santiago de Chuco
Trujillo Trujillo
Viru Viru

history

According to archaeological research, the La Libertad region had been around since 1200 BC. Settled. Remains of the Cupisnique , Salinar, Virú , Mochica , Sican , Chachapoya and Chimú cultures were found.

Web links

Commons : Region La Libertad  - Collection of images, videos and audio files