Contralmirante Villar Province

Contralmirante Villar
—  Province  —
View of the beach in Punta Sal
Location of Contralmirante Villar in the Tumbes Region
Country	Peru
Region	Tumbes
Founded
Capital	Zorritos
Government
– Mayor	Edward Tito De Lama Plaza
Area
– Total	1,499.88 km2 (579.1 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population
– Total	15,971
UBIGEO	2402

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

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

Geography

Boundaries

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

Demographics

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)