Morropón Province

Morropón
—  Province  —
Coat of arms
[[File:|250px|none|alt=|Location of Morropón in the Piura Region]]Location of Morropón in the Piura Region
Country	Peru
Region	Piura
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Chulucanas
Government
– Mayor	Fermin Edilberto Farias Zapata (2007)
Area
– Total	3,817.92 km2 (1,474.1 sq mi)
Population
– Total	163,181
UBIGEO	2004
Website	www.munichulucanas.gob.pe

The Morropón Province is one of eight provinces of the Piura Region in Peru.

Boundaries

• North Ayabaca Province
• East Huancabamba Province
• South Lambayeque Region
• West Piura Province

Political Division

The province is divided into ten districts, which are:

• Chulucanas
• Buenos Aires
• Chalaco
• La Matanza
• Morropón
• Salitral
• San Juan de Bigote
• Santa Catalina de Mossa
• Santo Domingo
• Yamango

Geography

The territory of the province is divided into two by the Piura River. It has many medicinal lagoons that are located on the Cerro Negro, 6 kilometres (4 mi) from the Chalaco District, also close to the village of Inapampa, which contains a natural viewpoint.

On the other side is located the famous dance of tondero, which originates from colonial days and that gives the province of Morropon the recognition of being "The Capital of Tondero".

Weather

This province is located in the center of the Piura Region, being a land of contrast and climatic fusion. It is dotted by tropical forests of the dry-equatorial style in its flat areas were the carob tree predominates. In high areas of an elevation 1,500 to 2,000 metres (4,900–6,600 ft) the landscape changes to smooth high jungle and a lack of varied hilly valleys.

Its climate is dry-tropical in lower areas. In the winter the temperatures range from 17ºC and 27 C°. The summers are more humid and receive strong temperatures that can exceed 38 C° in the months of January, February, and March. In the high valleys located at an elevation between 1,500-2,000 m the temperatures and the weather is more humid and tropical and the style of high jungle but they maintain less than the summer. The part of the Canchaque mountain range and district of Yamango are temperate and they stay around the 23-24°C all year although it can lower to 15°C at nights.

Morropon is known for its extraordinary lemons which may be very well the most juicy in the world; there is located the lemon trees of South America brought by the Spanish. The criollo mango of the dry-tropical is also a large export.

Capital

The capital of the province is the city of Chulucanas.

See also

• Piura Region
• Perú

External links

• (Spanish) Official website of the Morropón Province