Piura Department
department of Peru
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Summary
Piura Department is a department of Peru[1]. It draws 1,108 Wikipedia views per month (department of peru category, ranking #11 of 24).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Peru[3]
- Country: Peru[4]
- Capital: Piura[5]
- Shares border with: Tumbes Department[6], Cajamarca Department[7], Lambayeque Department[8], Loja Province[9]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Ayabaca Province[10], Huancabamba Province[11], Morropón Province[12], Paita Province[13], Piura Province[14], Sechura Province[15], Sullana Province[16], Talara Province[17]
- Commons category: Piura Department[18]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Department of Piura[20]
- Population: 1,856,809[21], 1,676,315[22], 1,630,772[23], 1,388,264[24], 1,125,865[25], 2,196,006[26], 2,115,215[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in the department of Piura[28]
- Category for people who died here: Q130482779[29]
- Demonym: piurano[30], piurana[31]
- Area: 35657.5 km²[32]
- Language used: Spanish[33], Quechua[34]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[35]
Why It Matters
Piura Department has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]