Tumbes | |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Coordinates: | -3.5667°N -80.45°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tumbes |
Established Title: | Founded |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Tumbes |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Carlos Jimy Silva Mena |
Area Total Km2: | 1800.85 |
Elevation M: | 7 |
Population Total: | 154962 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 2401 |
Tumbes is a province in Peru, located in the region of the same name. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the north, the Zarumilla Province on the east, the Piura Region and Ecuador on the south and the Contralmirante Villar Province on the west. Its capital is Tumbes, which is also the regional capital.[1]
The province is divided into six districts (Spanish; Castilian: distritos, singular: distrito):