Trujillo Province, Peru

Trujillo Province is one of twelve provinces in La Libertad Region in Peru.

Boundaries
It borders to the north with the Ascope Province, to the east with the Otuzco Province, to the south with the Virú Province, and to the west with the Pacific Ocean.

Political division
The province has an area of 1768.65 km2 and is divided into eleven districts. Nine of these are part of Trujillo's city metropolitan area. The districts of the province are:


 * Trujillo
 * El Porvenir
 * Florencia de Mora
 * Huanchaco
 * La Esperanza
 * Laredo
 * Moche
 * Poroto
 * Salaverry
 * Simbal
 * Víctor Larco Herrera

Capital
The capital of the province is the city of Trujillo, the third largest in the country.

Population by districts
The next table shows the population by districts and some complementary data.