Sullana

Sullana
Flag of Sullana
Nickname: 
La Perla del Chira (The Chira's Pearl)
Sullana is located in Peru
Sullana
Sullana
Location in Peru
Coordinates: 4°54′14″S 80°41′7″W / 4.90389°S 80.68528°W / -4.90389; -80.68528
Country Peru
RegionPiura
ProvinceSullana
FoundedJuly 8, 1783
Government
 • MayorEdward Power Saldaña Sánchez
Area
 • Total488.01 km2 (188.42 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2015)[1]
201,302
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (PET)

Sullana[2] is a city in Peru and the capital of the Sullana Province, Piura, in the north-western coastal plains of Peru on the Chira valley. The city is home to 162,500 people and is one of the most important cities in the Department of Piura.

  1. ^ Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ^ Regional Tourism Office of Piura, ciudad de Sullana Archived 2010-11-20 at the Wayback Machine.(in Spanish) Consulted on July 8, 2009.