Map of Piura
Piura is a first-level division of Peru. Its largest mapped city is Piura, with about 396,932 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Piura, and the tables list its 6 mapped cities along with the ports nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 6
- Largest City
- Piura
- Country
- Peru
Interactive Map of Piura
About Piura
Piura is a province in the Piura Region in northwestern Peru. Its capital, the city of Piura, is also the regional capital. The province is the most populous in the region as well as its center of economic activity.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Piura province (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Piura: Key Facts
| Population | 934,249 (2025) |
|---|---|
| Area | 6,211 km² |
| Capital | Piura |
Facts from Wikidata Q676572 (CC0).
History of Piura: Empires and States
The atlas records 4 polities whose mapped territory included part of Piura, from Chimu Empire in 1375 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| Chimu Empire | 1375–1481 CE |
| The Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu) | 1482–1539 CE |
| The Spanish Empire | 1540–1821 CE |
| Republic of Peru | 1822–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Piura
Piura on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Piura
6 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piura | 396,932 | Piura | Admin-1 capital |
| 2 | Sullana | 160,789 | Piura | Populated place |
| 3 | Talara | 99,074 | Piura | Populated place |
| 4 | Chulucanas | 68,835 | Piura | Populated place |
| 5 | Paita | 56,151 | Piura | Populated place |
| 6 | Sechura | 23,020 | Piura | Populated place |
Ports in Piura
5 ports mapped. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Channel Depth | Class | Sea | Max Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paita | 38.4 m | Very Small | Pacific Coast of South America | large vessels |
| 2 | Caleta Lobitos | 31.1 m | Very Small | Pacific Coast of South America | point_of_interest |
| 3 | Talara | 20.1 m | Small | Pacific Coast of South America | large vessels |
| 4 | Puerto Bayovar | — | Very Small | Pacific Coast of South America | large vessels |
| 5 | Puerto Cabo Blanco | — | Very Small | Pacific Coast of South America | large vessels |
Piura: Quick Answers
- Where is Piura?
- Piura is a first-level division of Peru, in South America. Its mapped cities centre on 5.0698° S, 80.7833° W.
- What is the largest city in Piura?
- Piura is the largest city mapped in Piura, with a metropolitan population of about 396,932.
- How many cities are in Piura?
- YearMaps maps 6 cities and towns in Piura, with a combined metropolitan population of about 804,801. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.