Sullana
Sign in to saveSullana is a city in Peru and the capital of the Sullana Province, in the Piura region. Located in the north-western coastal plains on the Chira valley, the city is home to 225,615 people as of 2020 and is one of the most important cities in the Piura department. It was founded in 1783 as Santísima Trinidad de La Punta.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Sullana
- Settlement.nickname
- La Perla del Chira (The Chira's Pearl)
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- Bandera de Sullana 2010.PNG
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Peru
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- Peru
- Settlement.mapframe
- Yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Piura
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sullana
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Key dates
- Inception
- 1783
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- Sullana
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Sullana Province
- Population
- +162434
- Elevation
- +60
- Body of water
- Chira River
- Capital of
- Sullana District
- Image
- Town of Sullana (6950374375).jpg
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Sullana is a city in Peru and the capital of the Sullana Province, in the Piura region. Located in the north-western coastal plains on the Chira valley, the city is home to 225,615 people as of 2020 and is one of the most important cities in the Piura department. It was founded in 1783 as Santísima Trinidad de La Punta.
==History== The Chira valley has always been an important farming area. Before the Spanish Invasion, ethnic groups like the Tallanes, the Mochicas, the Chimú, and finally the Incas had settled here. This region was chosen by the Spaniards to found their first city in this part of the Americas, San Miguel de Tangarara, on July 15, 1532. The Spaniards changed the native farming system and created Repartimientos and Encomiendas.