Sullana | |
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| Nickname: La Perla del Chira (The Chira's Pearl) | |
  Sullana Location in Peru | |
| Coordinates: 4°54′14″S 80°41′7″W / 4.90389°S 80.68528°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Piura |
| Province | Sullana |
| Founded | July 8, 1783 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edward Power Saldaña Sánchez |
| Area | |
• Total | 488.01 km2 (188.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2015)[1] | 201,302 |
| Time zone | UTC-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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Regional Tourism Office of Piura, ciudad de Sullana Archived 2010-11-20 at the Wayback Machine.(in Spanish) Consulted on July 8, 2009.