Trujillo (Peru)
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Coordinates: 8 ° 7 ′ S , 79 ° 2 ′ W
Trujillo on the map of Peru
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| Country | Peru |
| region | La Libertad |
| province | Trujillo |
| City foundation | December 6, 1534 |
| Residents | 314,808 (2017) |
| - in the metropolitan area | 919.899 |
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| Detailed data | |
| surface | 1769 km 2 |
| Population density | 434 inhabitants / km 2 |
| height | 31 m |
| City structure | 11 distritos |
| Post Code | 13001-13011 |
| prefix | (+51) 44 |
| Time zone | UTC -5 |
| City Presidency | Daniel Marcelo Jacinto |
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Trujillo is the capital of La Libertad . The population was 314,808 in the 2017 census. 10 years earlier it was 294,730. The population in the metropolitan area was 919,899 in the 2017 census and increased by 153,817 in the previous 10 years. The nearby Pacific provides a pleasant and spring-like climate.
It is the most important city in Peru north of Lima . The city suffers badly from gang crime. One district of Trujillo, El Porvenir, has the highest number of murders in Peru (19.5 per 100,000 inhabitants, national average is 7.7).
history
From the area of the city of Trujillo, several pre-Columbian cultures such as Cupisnique, the Mochica and Chimu developed . There are numerous archaeological sites of buildings, such as the Temple of the Sun and the Moon in the south of the city, the Huaca del Dragon or Rainbow and Huaca Esmeralda in the north. To the west of Trujillo is Chan Chan , the capital of the pre-Columbian Chimú Empire. The archaeological findings of these pre-Hispanic urban areas make it clear that the current city of Trujillo was founded on an ancestral territory by ancient civilizations.
With the conquest of the Chimu Empire by the Incas , the entire valley was incorporated into the Inca Empire. Trujillo was founded in 1535 and named after the birthplace of Francisco Pizarro in Spain . In the 16th century, many Spanish nobles settled here and left behind magnificent palatial houses. In the main square - Plaza de Armas - a statue of liberty reminds that the independence of Peru was declared here in 1820 and that Simón Bolívar had his headquarters for some time. The old irrigation system is partly still in use today and made the town the corn and granary of the northern coastal area.
Trujillo has been the seat of a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church since 1557 . In 1943 the diocese of Trujillo was elevated to the archbishopric of Trujillo . The cathedral basilica of St. Mary , mother church of the archbishopric, was built from 1647 to 1666 after two previous buildings were destroyed by earthquakes.
Culture
Trujillo is considered the cultural capital of Peru, as great thinkers and writers such as César Vallejo and Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre were trained here. The city also maintains important traditions such as the Marinera dance, the Peruvian Paso horses and the Caballito de Totora . Major festivals in the city are: “Marinera”, the Spring Festival and the Caballito de Totora competitions.
tourism
Trujillo is a popular tourist destination with its unique monuments from the Mochica and Chimu times and the Spanish colonial times, with the magnificent inner courtyards, ornate wooden balconies and the wrought iron window bars.
Due to the proximity to the archaeological site Chan Chan and the popular beach town of Huanchaco , which is a home for surfers from all over the world, Trujillo is the starting point for many tourists. Excursions to the sun and moon pyramids ( Las Huacas del Sol y de la Luna ) and El Brujo near Trujillo are also popular.
The International Marinera Festival is organized by Club Libertad and takes place in the last week of January. Marinera is a dance in three-four time with quick turns, short steps and bowing gestures, which illustrates the wooing of a gentleman for a lady. Every year dance couples from different parts of the country and the world compete in the different categories of the competition, which attracts thousands of tourists. The festival also casts its splendor on the Marine Parade that runs through the main streets of the historic center.
Freedom Monument "La Libertad", designed by Edmund Moeller
"Casa Calonge" (blue) and "Casa Bracamonte" (yellow), 18th and 19th centuries
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Town twinning
Trujillo has the following twin cities :
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Barcelona 
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 Catalonia, Spain
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1991 |
Dallas 
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 Texas, United States
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2013 |
| Decatur |
Georgia, United States
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Metepec 
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 Mexico
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1996 |
| Pabillonis |
 Sardinia, Italy
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2007 |
Timișoara 
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 Banat, Romania
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2010 |
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sons and daughters of the town
- Diego Maroto (1617–1696), architect
- Justiniano Borgoño (1836–1921), President of Peru (1894)
- Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre (1895–1979), politician
- Rafael Larco Hoyle (1901–1966), archaeologist
- Gerardo Chávez (* 1937), painter
- Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia (* 1961), Bishop of Caravelí
- Henry Ian Cusick (* 1967), film and stage actor
- Alejandro Medina Aguilar (* 1972), connoisseur of the history of the Chan-Chan and the Chimú culture
- Silvana Pacheco Gallardo (* 1981), chess player, trainer and referee
- María Julia Mantilla García (* 1984), model, Miss World 2004
- Karol Castillo (1989–2013), beauty queen and model
- Christian Cueva (* 1991), football player
Climate table
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Trujillo
Source: WMO
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Trujillo, Urban Main Locality . www.citypopulation.de. Accessed December 1, 2019.
- ↑ PERÚ: Migración Interna reciente y el Sistema de Ciudades 2001 - 2007 ( Spanish , PDF; 571 kB) Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ↑ El Comercio, Lima, March 10, 2018, p. 13.
- ↑ Programa de city marketing y creación de marca para Trujillo ( Spanish , PDF; 3.3 MB) Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ↑ Acuerdos de hermanamiento - rree. Retrieved December 22, 2019 .
Web links
- Trujillo Province Administration (in Spanish)
