Paita Province

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Paita
Location of Paita in the Piura region
Flag of Paita
Country	Peru
Region	Piura
Founded	March 20, 1861
Capital	Paita
Area
Area Elevation (capital)	1,785.16 km2
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population  - Total  - Density	105,151 58.9/km²
Mayor	Alejandro Torres Vega (2007)
Subdivisions	7 districts
UBIGEO	2005
Official website
www.munipaita.gob.pe

The Paita Province is one of eight provinces of the Piura Region in northwestern Peru.

Contents 1 Location 1.1 Boundaries 2 Political Division 3 Capital 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Location

The province is located along the pacific coast. Its capital city, Paita, is one of the main ports of the Piura Region, together with the city of Talara in the Talara Province.

[edit] Boundaries

• North Talara Province, Sullana Province
• East Sullana Province
• South Piura Province
• West Sea of Grau.

[edit] Political Division

The Province is divided into seven districts, which are:

• Paita
  
• Amotape
  
• Colan
  
• La Huaca
  
• Vichayal
  
• Arenal
  
• Tamarindo
  

[edit] Capital

The capital of the province is the city of Paita.

[edit] See also

• Piura Region
• Peru

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Official website of the Paita Province

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