Ayabaca

Ayabaca is a town in the highlands of the Piura Region in northwestern Peru, near the border with Ecuador. It is located in the Ayabaca Province and is capital of that province and Ayabaca District, to the southeast of the Ecuadorian border town of Macará.

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Place details

Locality: Distrito de Ayabaca
Region: Piura
Country: Perú
Population: 5,270
Timezone: America/Lima

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Key facts

Settlement.pushpin_map: Peru
Settlement.official_name: Ayabaca
Settlement.image_skyline: File:AyabacaTown.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: View on Ayabaca
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Ayabaca.svg
Settlement.seal_size: 100px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of in Peru
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Piura Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Piura Province
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ayabaca District
Settlement.settlement_type: Town

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: Peru
Located in: Piura Department
Population: 5985
Elevation: 2715
Time zone: Q5390
Capital of: Ayabaca District
Image: AyabacaTown.jpg

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Commons category: Ayabaca
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postal code: 20541

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The town is situated in the Andes above the Piura Desert at 2,815 meters above sea level. Its Señor Cautivo festival attracts many followers who come in pilgrimage from several northern zones of Peru and even from Ecuador. It had a population of about 10,000 people in 1975.

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