Chiclayo province
Chiclayo
Provincia de Chiclayo | |
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| Chiclayo Province | |
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Flag | |
Location of Chiclayo in the Lambayeque Region | |
Interactive map of Chiclayo | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Lambayeque |
| Founded | April 18, 1835 (nullified) March 22, 1839 |
| Founded by | Felipe Santiago Salaverry (nullified) Agustín Gamarra |
| Capital | Chiclayo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Janet Cubas Carranza (2023-2026) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,288.07 km2 (1,269.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 738,057 |
| • Density | 224.465/km2 (581.362/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1401 |
Chiclayo Province is one of three provinces of the Lambayeque Region in Peru.[1] The province was established on April 18, 1835 by President Felipe Salaverry, partitioning the southern region of Lambayeque Province. Following the fall and execution of Salaverry for his coup during the Peruvian Civil War of 1835-1836, the province's status was reverted back to Lambayeque. This lasted until a new decree issued by President Agustín Gamarra on March 22, 1839, which definitively confirmed the creation of the province. At the time, its jurisdiction also encompassed what are now the provinces of Pacasmayo and Chepén.[2][3]
Boundaries
- North: provinces of Lambayeque and Ferreñafe
- East: Cajamarca Region
- South: La Libertad Region
- West: Pacific Ocean
Political division
The province is divided into twenty districts.
- Chiclayo
- Chongoyape[4]
- Etén
- Etén Puerto
- José Leonardo Ortíz
- La Victoria[5]
- Lagunas
- Monsefú
- Nueva Arica
- Oyotún
- Picsi
- Pimentel
- Reque
- Santa Rosa
- Saña
- Cayalti
- Patapo
- Pomalca[6]
- Pucalá
- Tumán
Population
The province has an estimated province of 729,433 inhabitants.
Capital
The capital of this province is the city of Chiclayo, which is the fourth largest in Peru.
Relief
The terrain of the province is mainly flat, with smooth slopes which rise from west to east. Here can be observed slight undulations and uneven elevations formed by continuous alluvial actions, both natural and man-made. The cultive lands have been object of an intense work of leveling to facilitate the irrigation.
See also
References
- ^ Liz. "183° Aniversario de la Provincia de Chiclayo - ULADECH CATÓLICA: Universidad Católica Los Ángeles de Chimbote". www.uladech.edu.pe (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ Centurión, Freddy R. (31 December 2024). "Apuntes de Historia y Derecho del Perú: Sesquicentenario del departamento de Lambayeque". Apuntes de Historia y Derecho del Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Decreto 22 de marzo de 1839: Erigiendo la provincia de Chiclayo" (PDF) (in Spanish). Lima. 22 March 1839. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Chongoyape en la region de Lambayeque - Municipio y municipalidad de Perú". www.distrito.pe. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "La Victoria en la region de Lambayeque - Municipio y municipalidad de Perú". www.distrito.pe. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "Pomalca en la region de Lambayeque - Municipio y municipalidad de Perú". www.distrito.pe. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
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