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Tumbes | |
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Town | |
 Top left: Punta Sal Beach (Playa Punta Sal), Top right: Tumbes Cathedral, 2nd left: Tumbes River and Tumbes National Reserve Mangrove Sanctuary, 2nd right: Malecon Benavides, 3rd left: A Condor monument and Tumbes Clock Tower in Jerusalem Walks (Paseo Jerusalem), 3rd right: Armas Square (Plaza del Armas), Bottom: Sunset in Pizarro Port | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Tumbes Location of in Peru | |
| Coordinates: 03°34′15″S 80°27′35″W / 3.57083°S 80.45972°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Tumbes |
| Province | Tumbes |
| District | Tumbes |
| Demonym | Tumbesino(a) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jimmy Silva |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,800.15 km2 (695.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 96,946 |
| • Estimate (2015)[1] | 111,595 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Tumbes is a city in northwestern Peru, on the banks of the Tumbes River. It is the capital of the Tumbes Region, as well as of Tumbes Province and Tumbes District. Located near the border with Ecuador, Tumbes has 111,595 inhabitants as of 2015. It is served by the Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport. It is located on the Gulf of Guayaquil along with Zorritos.
- ^ 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 2015-06-03.