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Máncora
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Máncora is a town and beach resort in the Piura Region, in northwestern Peru. It is located in the Talara Province and is capital of the Máncora District. The town has 10,547 inhabitants (2007).
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Place details
- Locality
- Máncora
- Region
- Piura
- Country
- Perú
- Population
- 9,101
- Timezone
- America/Lima
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Máncora (Manqura)
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Mancorabeach1.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- A beach in Máncora
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera_Máncora.png
- Settlement.flag_size
- 125px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo_de_Máncora.jpg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location within Lima Province
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- Peru
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Peru
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Peru
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Piura
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Máncora
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Máncora
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Máncora District
- Population
- 12899
- Elevation
- 8
- Time zone
- Q5390
- Capital of
- Máncora District
- Image
- Mancora en la calle.JPG
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- Máncora
- Commons category
- Máncora
- postal code
- 20851
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Máncora is a town and beach resort in the Piura Region, in northwestern Peru. It is located in the Talara Province and is capital of the Máncora District. The town has 10,547 inhabitants (2007).
The Pan-American Highway serves as Máncora's main street. The area is known for its turquoise beaches and good waves, making it a surfing destination. The beach town has over 30 different beach resorts that receive tourists from all over South America. In 2005, 340,000 tourists visited Mancora.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Máncora” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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