Contralmirante Villar Province

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Contralmirante Villar
Location of Contralmirante Villar in the Tumbes region
View of the beach in Punta Sal
Country	Peru
Region	Tumbes
Capital	Zorritos
Area
Area Elevation (capital)	1,499.88 km² 6 metres (20 ft)
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population - Total - Density	15,971 10.6/km²
Mayor	Edward Tito De Lama Plaza
Subdivisions	3 districts
UBIGEO	2402
Official website
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Contralmirante Villar is a province of the Tumbes Region in Peru. Its capital is the town of Zorritos.

The Cerros de Amotape National Park is located in this province, which is the largest in the Tumbes Region.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Boundaries
2 Demographics
- 2.1 Largest towns
3 Beaches
4 Political division

[edit] Geography

[edit] Boundaries

North: Pacific Ocean
East: Tumbes Province
South: Talara Province (in the Piura Region)
West: Pacific Ocean

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Largest towns

[edit] Beaches

The coast of the province harbors some of the most beautiful beaches in Peru. Although similar to those in northern Piura Region, the beaches of the Contralmirante Villar Province are considerably less crowded and urbanized.

The beaches in the town of Punta Sal are considered as some of the finest on the Peruvian coast due to their pure white sands, sun and warm weather all year long, and a sea ideal for water sports.

[edit] Political division

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