Lambayeque Province

CountryPeruRegionLambayequeCapitalLambayequeGovernment • MayorPercy Alberto Ramos Puelles (2007)Area • Total9,346.63 km² (3,608.75 sq mi)Elevation17 m (56 ft)Population • Total258,747 • Density28/km² (72/sq mi)UBIGEO1403Websitewww.munilambayeque.gob.pe

The Lambayeque Province is the largest of three provinces in Peru's Lambayeque Region.

Boundaries

• North, Northwest and West: Piura Region
• Southeast Ferreñafe Province and Chiclayo Province
• Southwest Pacific Ocean

Political Division

The province has an area of 9,346.63 square kilometers (3,608.75 sq mi) and is divided into twelve districts.

• Lambayeque
• Chochope
• Illimo
• Jayanca
• Mochumi
• Morrope
• Motupe
• Olmos
• Pacora
• Salas
• San José
• Túcume

Population

The province has an approximate population of 230,385 inhabitants.

Capital

The provincial capital is Lambayeque.

See also

• Lambayeque Region
• Peru

External links

• (in Spanish) Official website of the Lambayeque Province

6°42′17″S 79°54′25″W / 6.704662°S 79.907082°W / -6.704662; -79.907082