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Trujillo
Province
Flag of Trujillo
Flag
 Coat of arms of Trujillo
Coat of arms
Location of Trujillo in La Libertad Region
Location of Trujillo in La Libertad Region
Country Peru
Region La Libertad
Capital Trujillo
Area
 • Total 1,768.65 km2 (682.88 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 • Total 970,016
 • Density 548.4499/km2 (1,420.479/sq mi)
UBIGEO 1301

Trujillo Province is one of twelve provinces in La Libertad Region in Peru.

Boundaries

It borders to the north with the Ascope Province, to the east with the Otuzco Province, to the south with the Virú Province, and to the west with the Pacific Ocean.

Political division

The province has an area of 1,768.65 square kilometers (682.88 sq mi) and is divided into eleven districts. Nine of these are part of Trujillo's city metropolitan area. The districts of the province are:

  • Trujillo
  • El Porvenir
  • Florencia de Mora
  • Huanchaco
  • La Esperanza
  • Laredo
  • Moche
  • Poroto
  • Salaverry
  • Simbal
  • Víctor Larco Herrera

Capital

The capital of the province is the city of Trujillo, the third largest in the country.

Population by districts

The next table shows the population by districts and some complementary data.

Trujillo Province
Districts of
Trujillo Province		 Datos por cada Distrito
Capital Elevation media
(msl)		 Distance (Approx.)
to Trujillo (km)		 Ubigeo Area
(km2)		 Density 2014
(inhabitants/km2)		 Population
2007		 Population
2014 (Est.)
1. Trujillo Trujillo 34 0 130101 39.36 8076.5 294899 317893
2. Victor Larco Herrera Buenos Aires 3 5 130111 18.02 3513.7 55781 63317
3. La Esperanza La Esperanza 77 4 130105 18.64 9624.8 151845 179407
4. El Porvenir El Porvenir 90 4 130102 36.70 4924.1 140507 180716
5. Huanchaco Huanchaco 23 12 130104 333.90 194.5 44806 64957
6. Florencia de Mora Florencia de Mora 85 5 130101 1.99 21080.4 40014 41950
7. Laredo Laredo 89 7 130106 335.44 104.9 32825 35200
8. Moche Moche 4 7 130107 25.25 1349.5 29727 34074
9. Salaverry Salaverry 3 14 130109 390.55 45.1 13892 17633
10. Poroto Poroto 40 130108 276.01 11.8 3601 3267
11. Simbal Simbal 40 130110 390.55 11.0 4082 4315
Province 1301 1768.65 533.0 811979 942729
Sources:
Population 2007 : Census 2007 INEI
Estimated Population 2012 : Estimates of INEI

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Provincia de Trujillo (Perú) para niños

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