Trujillo

city of Peru, capital of La Libertad region

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Trujillo is a city located on Peru's northern coast and serves as the capital of the La Libertad region. It is an important cultural and economic center in northern Peru, known for its colonial architecture and proximity to significant archaeological sites.

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Instance of: big city
Country: Peru
Located in: La Libertad Department
Population: 240322
Elevation: 34
Capital of: Trujillo province
Founded by: Diego de Almagro
Image: Trujillo Peru Collage.png
Dialing code: 044

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Commons category: Trujillo (Peru)
topic's main category: Category:Trujillo, Peru
twinned administrative body: Barcelona
category for people born here: Q8075995
category of associated people: Category:People from Trujillo, Peru
inception: 1535-03-05
Commons gallery: Trujillo (Peru)
postal code: 13001
different from: Trujillo
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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territory overlaps: Víctor Larco Herrera District

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Encyclopedic overview

Trujillo ( Spanish: [tɾuˈxiʝo]; Quechua: Truhillu; Mochica: Cɥimor) is a city in coastal northwestern Peru and the capital of the Department of La Libertad. It is the third most populous city and center of the third most populous metropolitan area of Peru. It is located on the banks of the Moche River, near its mouth at the Pacific Ocean, in the Moche Valley. This was a site of the great prehistoric Moche and Chimu cultures before the Inca conquest and subsequent expansion.

The Independence of Trujillo from Spain was proclaimed in the Historic Centre of Trujillo on December 29, 1820, and the city was honored in 1822 by the Congress of the Republic of Peru with the title "Meritorious City and Faithful to the Fatherland", for its role in the fight for Peruvian independence. Trujillo is the birthplace of Peru's judiciary.

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