La Libertad
Departamento de La Libertad (Spanish) | |
|---|---|
 Lake Cañoncillo | |
 Flag  Seal | |
.svg) Location of the La Libertad Region in Peru | |
| Country | Peru |
| Subdivisions | 12 provinces and 83 districts |
| Capital | Trujillo |
| Government | |
| • Body | Regional Council of La Libertad |
| • Governor | César Acuña (2023–2026) |
| • Congressmen | 7 Congressman |
| Area | |
• Total | 25,499.9 km2 (9,845.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Capital) | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 4,008 m (13,150 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,778,080 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 13 |
| Dialing code | 044 |
| ISO 3166 code | PE-LAL |
| Principal resources | Nation's largest sugar cane producer, and second-largest producer of rice. |
| Poverty rate | 18.4% |
| Percentage of Peru's GDP | 4.18% |
| Website | www.regionlalibertad.gob.pe |
La Libertad (Spanish pronunciation: [la liβeɾˈtað]; in English: The Liberty) is a department and region in northwestern Peru. Formerly it was known as the Department of La Libertad (Departamento de La Libertad). It is bordered by the Lambayeque, Cajamarca and Amazonas regions on the north, the San Martín Region on the east, the Ancash and Huánuco regions on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is Trujillo, which is the nation's third biggest city. The region's main port is Salaverry, one of Peru's largest ports. The name of the region is Spanish for "freedom" or "liberty"; it was named in honor of the Intendancy of Trujillo's proclaiming independence from Spain in 1820 and fighting for that. It is the ninth smallest department in Peru, but it is also its second-most populous department after Piura and its second-most densely populated department after Lambayeque.