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Contralmirante Villar Province

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Country
  
Peru

UBIGEO
  
2402

Capital
  
Zorritos

Elevation
  
6 m (20 ft)

Area
  
1,500 km²

Region
  
Tumbes Region

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Contralmirante Villar is a province of the Tumbes Region in Peru. Its capital is the town of Zorritos.

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Map of Contralmirante Villar Province, Peru

The Cerros de Amotape National Park is located in this province, which is the largest in the Tumbes Region.

Boundaries

  • North: Pacific Ocean
  • East: Tumbes Province
  • South: Talara Province (in the Piura Region)
  • West: Pacific Ocean

    • Largest towns

  • Zorritos
  • Cañaveral
  • Cancas
  • Acapulco
  • Punta Sal

    • Beaches

    The coast of the province harbors some of the most beautiful beaches in Peru. Although similar to those in northern Piura Region, the beaches of the Contralmirante Villar Province are considerably less crowded and urbanized.

    The beaches in the town of Punta Sal are considered as some of the finest on the Peruvian coast due to their pure white sands, sun and warm weather all year long, and a sea ideal for water sports.

    Political division

    The Contralmirante Villar Province is divided into three districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

  • Casitas (Cañaveral)
  • Zorritos (Zorritos)
  • Canoas de Punta Sal (Canoas de Punta Sal)

    • References

    Contralmirante Villar Province Wikipedia
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