Sechura Province

Sechura
Province
La Niña lake, Sechura Province
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Sechura in the Piura Region
Country	Peru
Region	Piura
Founded	December 23, 1993
Capital	Sechura
Government
• Mayor	Justo Eche Morales (2019-2022)
Area
• Total	6,369.93 km2 (2,459.44 sq mi)
Population
• Total	79,177
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2008
Website	www.munisechura.gob.pe

The Sechura Province is the largest of eight provinces of the Piura Region in Peru.

The province is located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean in the extreme north of Peru, just below the upper most Tumbes Region which is on the border with Ecuador.

• North Paita Province
• East Lambayeque Region
• South Pacific Ocean.
• West Pacific Ocean.

The province has an area of 6,369.93 square kilometers (2,459.44 sq mi) and is divided into six districts.

• Sechura
• Bellavista de la Unión
• Bernal
• Cristo nos Valga
• Rinconada Llicuar
• Vice

The province has an approximate population of 47,000 inhabitants.

The Capital of this province is the city of Sechura.

• Piura Region
• Peru

• (in Spanish) Official website of the Sechura Province

5°33′36″S 80°49′12″W / 5.56000°S 80.82000°W / -5.56000; -80.82000