Contralmirante Villar province

Contralmirante Villar
Province
View of the beach in Punta Sal
Location of Contralmirante Villar in the Tumbes Region
Country	Peru
Region	Tumbes
Capital	Zorritos
Government
• Mayor	Jesús Alberto Luna Ordinola
Area
• Total	2,123.22 km2 (819.78 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population
• Total	21,057
• Density	9.9175/km2 (25.686/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2402
Website	https://www.municvz.gob.pe/

Contralmirante Villar is a province of the Tumbes Region in Peru. Its capital is the town of Zorritos.

The Cerros de Amotape National Park is partially located in this province, which is the largest in the Tumbes Region. ^{[1] [2]}

Geography

Boundaries

• North: Pacific Ocean
• East: province of Tumbes
• South: province of Talara (in the Piura Region)
• West: Pacific Ocean ^[3]

Demographics

Largest towns

• Zorritos
• Cañaveral
• Cancas
• Acapulco
• Punta Sal

Political division

The province of Contralmirante Villar is divided into three districts (Spanish : distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor ( alcalde ). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

• Casitas (Cañaveral)
• Zorritos (Zorritos)
• Canoas de Punta Sal (Canoas de Punta Sal)

References

1. "Provincia de Tumbes". tumbes.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-05-01.
2. "Cerros de Amotape". sernanp.gob.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-05-30.
3. "Ubicación Geográfica". municvz.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-13.

3°40′22″S80°39′13″W / 3.6727°S 80.6536°W / -3.6727; -80.6536