Talara Province

Infobox Province Peru
province = Talara
region = Piura




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founded = March 16, 1956
elevation = 2178
capital = Talara
pop = 122,162
density = 43.6
area = 2,799.49
districts = 6
web = www.munitalara.gob.pe
mayor = Jose Alfredo Vitonera Infante
ubigeo = 2007

Talara is a province in the Piura Region, Peru. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the Paita Province on the south, the Sullana Province on the east and the Tumbes Region's Contralmirante Villar Province on the north. Its capital is the major port city of Talara. It also contains the beach resort of Mancora.

Attractions

The province has tourist attractions such as the Máncora beach resort, Cabo Blanco beach (where Ernest Hemingway wrote some books), Punta Balcones, Pariñas Forest, Amotape mountains, a whale fossils deposit, Plataforma del Zócalo Continental, Punta Arenas Houses, [http://www.petroperu.com.pe/Main.asp?T=3387 Talara Refinery] and the Talara Civic Centre. Talara had the greatest reserve of oil in all Peru.

Punta Pariñas, the westernmost point in mainland South America, is located in the province's La Brea District.

Climate

The Talara Province has a yearly average temperature of 25 °C.

Political division

The Talara Province is divided into six districts (Spanish: "distritos", singular: "distrito"), each of which is headed by a mayor ("alcalde"):
* El Alto
* La Brea
* Lobitos
* Los Organos
* Máncora
* Pariñas

Transportation

It is linkied to the rest of the country by various highways and the Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport

External links

* [http://www.munitalara.gob.pe Municipality of Talara] (in Spanish)