Chiclayo Province

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Chiclayo
Location of Chiclayo in the Lambayeque region
Country	Peru
Region	Lambayeque
Capital	Chiclayo
Area
Area Elevation (capital)	3,288.07 km2
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population  - Total  - Density	738,057 (2005 census) 224.5/km²
Mayor	Roberto Torres Gonzales (2007)
Subdivisions	20 districts
UBIGEO	1401
Official website
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The Chiclayo Province is one of three provinces of the Lambayeque Region in Peru.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Political Division 3 Population 4 Capital 5 Relief 6 See also

[edit] Boundaries

• North Lambayeque Province, Ferreñafe Province
• East Cajamarca Region
• South La Libertad Region
• West Pacific Ocean

[edit] Political Division

The province is divided into twenty districts, which are.

• Chiclayo
• Chongoyape
• Etén
• Etén Puerto
• José Leonardo Ortíz
• La Victoria
• Lagunas
• Monsefú
• Nueva Arica
• Oyotún
• Picsi
• Pimentel
• Reque
• Santa Rosa
• Saña
• Cayalti
• Patapo
• Pomalca
• Pucalá
• Tumán

[edit] Population

The province has an estimated province of 729,433 inhabitants.

[edit] Capital

The capital of this province is the city of Chiclayo which is the fourth largest in Peru.

[edit] Relief

The terrain of the province is mainly flat, with smooth slopes which elevate from west to east. Here is distinguished slight undulations and uneven elevations formed by continuous alluvial actions, of nature or of man. The cultive lands have been object of an intense work of leveling to facilitate the irrigation.

[edit] See also

• Lambayeque Region
• Peru

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