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Trujillo Province is one of twelve provinces in La Libertad Region in Peru.
Trujillo | |
|---|---|
.svg) Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Trujillo in La Libertad Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | La Libertad |
| Capital | Trujillo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Marcelo Jacinto |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,768.65 km2 (682.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 970,016 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1301 |
Boundaries
editIt 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
editThe 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:
Capital
editThe capital of the province is the city of Trujillo, the third largest in the country.
Population by districts
editThe next table shows the population by districts and some complementary data.
| Districts of Trujillo Province[2] |
Datos por cada Distrito[3] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital | Elevation media (msl) |
Distance (Approx.) to Trujillo (km) |
Ubigeo[4] | Area (km2) |
Density 2014 (inhabitants/km2) |
Population 2007 |
Population 2014 (Est.)[1] | |
| 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[5] Estimated Population 2012 : Estimates of INEI[6] | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b INEI (ed.). "PERÚ:Estimaciones y Proyecciones de Población por Sexo, según Departamento, Provincia y Distrito, 2000–2015".
- ^ Plan Estratégico de desarrollo Integral y sostenible de Trujillo-Plandet "Plan de Desarrollo Territorial de Trujillo". Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ "(spanish)Plan de Desarrollo Metropolitano de Trujillo-Plandet (Pag. 36)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- ^ INEI. "Códigos de Ubigeo". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática http://www.inei.gob.pe/
- ^ Estimaciones de Población-INEI http://www.inei.gob.pe/biblioineipub/bancopub/Est/Lib0842/index.htm