Tumbes province

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Tumbes
Bandera de Tumbes.svg
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Location of the province Tumbes in Tumbes.svg
Location of Tumbes in the Tumbes Region
Coordinates: 3°34′00″S80°27′00″W / 3.5667°S 80.4500°W / -3.5667; -80.4500
Country Peru
Region Tumbes
Capital Tumbes
Government
  MayorCarlos Jimy Silva Mena
Area
  Total
1,800.85 km2 (695.31 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
  Total
154,962
  Density86.0494/km2 (222.867/sq mi)
UBIGEO 2401
Website www.munitumbes.gob.pe

Tumbes is a province in Peru, located in the region of the same name. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the north, the province of Zarumilla on the east, the Piura Region and Ecuador on the south and the province of Contralmirante Villar on the west. Its capital is Tumbes, which is also the regional capital. [1]

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Boundaries

Political division

The province is divided into six districts (Spanish : distritos, singular: distrito):

References

  1. (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial Tumbes, Municipalidad Provincial de Tumbes, Retrieved November 7, 2007