Trujillo Province, Peru

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Trujillo
Province
Flag of Trujillo (Peru).svg
Flag
Escudo de Trujillo (Peru).svg
Coat of arms
Location of the province Trujillo in La Libertad.svg
Location of Trujillo in La Libertad Region
Country Peru
Region La Libertad
Capital Trujillo
Government
 • MayorDaniel Marcelo Jacinto
Area
 • Total1,768.65 km2 (682.88 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
[1]
 • Total970,016
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
UBIGEO 1301

Trujillo Province is one of twelve provinces in La Libertad Region in Peru.

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Boundaries

It borders to the north with the Ascope Province, to the east with the Otuzco Province, to the south with the Virú Province, and to the west with the Pacific Ocean.

Political division

The province has an area of 1,768.65 square kilometers (682.88 sq mi) and is divided into eleven districts. Nine of these are part of Trujillo's city metropolitan area. The districts of the province are:

Capital

The capital of the province is the city of Trujillo, the third largest in the country.

Population by districts

The next table shows the population by districts and some complementary data.

Trujillo Province
Districts of
Trujillo Province [2] 		Datos por cada Distrito [3]
Capital Elevation media
(msl)		Distance (Approx.)
to Trujillo (km)		 Ubigeo [4] Area
(km2)		 Density 2014
(inhabitants/km2)		Population
2007		Population
2014 (Est.) [1]
1. Trujillo Trujillo 34013010139.368076.5294899317893
2. Victor Larco Herrera Buenos Aires 3513011118.023513.75578163317
3. La Esperanza La Esperanza 77413010518.649624.8151845179407
4. El Porvenir El Porvenir 90413010236.704924.1140507180716
5. Huanchaco Huanchaco 2312130104333.90194.54480664957
6. Florencia de Mora Florencia de Mora 8551301011.9921080.44001441950
7. Laredo Laredo 897130106335.44104.93282535200
8. Moche Moche 4713010725.251349.52972734074
9. Salaverry Salaverry 314130109390.5545.11389217633
10. Poroto Poroto 40130108276.0111.836013267
11. Simbal Simbal 40130110390.5511.040824315
Province13011768.65533.0811979942729
Sources:
Population 2007 : Census 2007 INEI [5]
Estimated Population 2012 : Estimates of INEI [6]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 INEI (ed.). "PERÚ:Estimaciones y Proyecciones de Población por Sexo, según Departamento, Provincia y Distrito, 2000–2015".
  2. ↑ Plan Estratégico de desarrollo Integral y sostenible de Trujillo-Plandet "Plan de Desarrollo Territorial de Trujillo". Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "(spanish)Plan de Desarrollo Metropolitano de Trujillo-Plandet (Pag. 36)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  4. ↑ INEI. "Códigos de Ubigeo". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  5. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática http://www.inei.gob.pe/
  6. ↑ Estimaciones de Población-INEI http://www.inei.gob.pe/biblioineipub/bancopub/Est/Lib0842/index.htm

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