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English: Locator map of Piura Department in Peru. Español: Mapa de ubicacion del Departamento de Piura en el Perú. Date: 4 February 2010, 19:41 (UTC) Source:
Piura is host to a stunning mestizo culture (one of the oldest in South America, for Piura is the third Spanish city founded on that continent) most famous for gastronomical dishes like Seco de chabelo, algarrobina-based drinks, many types of seafood and fish, like ceviche and Natilla Sweets. Popular crafts include Chulucana pottery, and ...
The Piura Region is bordered to the north by the Tumbes Region and Ecuador, to the east by Cajamarca Region, to the south by the Lambayeque Region, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. "Punta Pariñas" in Piura is South America's most western point. The territory of the Piura Region has many climate variations due to its geographical location.
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According to the Organic Law of Regional Governments, the regions (Spanish: regiones) are, with the departments, the first-level administrative subdivisions of Peru.Since its 1821 independence, Peru had been divided into departments (departamentos) but faced the problem of increasing centralization of political and economic power in its capital, Lima.
Paita is located at on a small peninsula south of the mouth of the Río Chira on an area of 1,785Paita faces the Bay of Paita, and is sheltered from southerly winds by a headland called Punta Paita and by a large hill called Silla de Paita. 90 km to the southeast is the capital of the Piura Region, Piura, and 160 km to the south is located Chiclayo, commercial centre of the Lambayeque region.
The Piura Province is divided into ten districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are: Piura , in Piura metropolitan area; Castilla , in Piura metropolitan area; Veintiséis de Octubre (San Martín), in Piura metropolitan area
Castilla District is one of ten districts of the province Piura in Peru. [2] The district was created in 1861 during the presidency of Ramón Castilla . In 2007, it had a population of 120,000.