Talara Province

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Talara

Location of Talara in the Piura region
Coat of Arms
Country Flag of Peru Peru
Region Piura
Founded March 16, 1956
Capital Talara
Area
Area
Elevation (capital)		 2,799.49 km2
2,178 metres (7,146 ft)
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population
 - Total
 - Density
122,162
43.6/km² 
Mayor Jose Alfredo Vitonera Infante
Subdivisions 6 districts
UBIGEO 2007
Official website
www.munitalara.gob.pe

Talara is a province in the Piura Region, Peru. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the Paita Province on the south, the Sullana Province on the east and the Tumbes Region's Contralmirante Villar Province on the north. Its capital is the major port city of Talara. It also contains the beach resort of Mancora.

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[edit] Attractions

The province has tourist attractions such as the Máncora beach resort, Cabo Blanco beach (where Ernest Hemingway wrote some books), Punta Balcones, Pariñas Forest, Amotape mountains, a whale fossils deposit, Plataforma del Zócalo Continental, Punta Arenas Houses, Talara Refinery and the Talara Civic Centre. Talara had the greatest reserve of oil in all Peru.

Punta Pariñas, the westernmost point in mainland South America, is located in the province's La Brea District.

[edit] Climate

The Talara Province has a yearly average temperature of 25 °C.

[edit] Political division

The Talara Province is divided into six districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):

[edit] Transportation

It is linkied to the rest of the country by various highways and the Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport

[edit] External links

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