Talara
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Coordinates: 4 ° 35 ′ S , 81 ° 16 ′ W Talara on the map of Peru
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| Country | Peru | |
| region | Piura | |
| province | Talara | |
| Residents | 91,444 (2017) | |
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| height | 15 m | |
| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Time zone | UTC -5 | |
| City Presidency | José Alfredo Vitonera Infante (2019-2022) | |
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Talara is a Peruvian port city with 91,444 inhabitants (2017). Ten years earlier the population was 83,743. It is the capital of the Talara province in the Piura region .
There is a significant oil industry under the control of the state oil company Petroperu . At the beginning of the 20th century , Talara was a small fishing village, but under the influence of the oil business it quickly developed into a larger city, mainly inhabited by the workers of the oil fields.
The name supposedly goes back to times when Talara was still an insignificant place and, in addition to fishermen and farmers, mainly housed woodcutters. From vamos talar ( spanish we are going to cut wood ) became in time a fixed term vamos Talara ( we go to Talara ) that was passed on to the site.
The province of Talara has an extension of 2799.49 km², which means a share of 7.8% of the total area of the Regopm Piura, the height above sea level is 15 m. It is located in a relatively fertile section of the otherwise dry and barren coastal region. The climatic conditions underwent dramatic changes for the time of the occurrence of the El Niño climatic phenomenon .
The city is located at the coordinates 4 ° 34 'South, 81 ° 17' West. It is the westernmost (larger) city in South America . ( See also: Physical Geography of South America .)
An oil derrick was installed for the first time in 1874, of which around 42 are in operation today. The main crops are cotton , rice , mangoes and bananas .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peru: Region Piura - Provinces & Places . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
Web links
- Talara City Website (Spanish)