Sechura Province

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Sechura
Location of Sechura in the Piura region
Coat of Arms
Country	Peru
Region	Piura
Founded	December 23, 1993
Capital	Sechura
Area
Area Elevation (capital)	6,369.93 km2
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population  - Total  - Density	47,000 7.4/km²
Mayor	Santos Valentin Querevalu Periche (2007)
Subdivisions	6 districts
UBIGEO	2008
Official website
www.munisechura.gob.pe

The Sechura Province is the largest of eight provinces of the Piura Region in Peru.

Contents 1 Location 2 Boundaries 3 Political Division 4 Population 5 Capital 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Location

The province is located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean in the extreme north of Peru, just below the upper most Tumbes Region which is on the border with Ecuador.

[edit] Boundaries

• North Paita Province
• East Lambayeque Region
• South Pacific Ocean.
• West Pacific Ocean.

[edit] Political Division

The province has an area of 6,369.93 square kilometers and is divided into six districts.

• Sechura
• Bellavista de la Unión
• Bernal
• Cristo nos Valga
• Rinconada Llicuar
• Vice

[edit] Population

The province has an approximate population of 47,000 inhabitants.

[edit] Capital

The Capital of this province is the city of Sechura

[edit] See also

• Piura Region
• Peru

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Official website of the Sechura Province

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