Virú District

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Virú
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region La Libertad
Province Virú
Founded December 28, 1961
Capital Virú
Government
   Mayor Roger Cruz Alarcon
Area
  Total 1,077.15 km2 (415.89 sq mi)
Elevation 68 m (223 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 42,638
  Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 131201

Virú District is one of three districts of the province Virú in Peru. [1]

Districts of Peru third level administrative subdivision of Peru

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Virú Province Province in La Libertad, Peru

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Peru republic in South America

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