Piura province

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Piura
Bandera de Piura.svg
Escudo ciudad de Piura.svg
Location of the province Piura in Piura.svg
Location of Piura in the Piura Region
Country Peru
Region Piura
FoundedMarch 20, 1861
Capital Piura
Government
  Mayor Juan Díaz Dios
(2019-2022)
Area
  Total
6,211.61 km2 (2,398.32 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
  Total
642,428
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
UBIGEO 2001
Website www.munipiura.gob.pe

Piura is a province in the Piura Region in northwestern Peru. Its capital, the city of Piura, is also the regional capital. The province is the most populous in the region as well as its center of economic activity.

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Political division

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

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