La Rita

La Rita is a town in Tambo Grande District, Piura Province and has about 3,970 residents. La Rita is situated nearby to the village El Papayo, as well as near Los Chuícas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tambogrande.

Tambogrande

Town

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Tambogrande is a small town in the Piura Province of the Piura Region in northwestern Peru. One of many small towns chosen as a site for mining development during Peru's mining boom in 1999, Tambogrande achieved prominence for successfully opposing the Manhattan Minerals mining development in the area. Tambogrande is situated 9 km northwest of La Rita.

La Rita

Type: Town with 3,970 residents
Category: locality
Location: Tambo Grande District, Piura Province, Piura, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-5.00877° or 5° 0′ 32″ south

Longitude

-80.30211° or 80° 18′ 8″ west

Population

3,970

Elevation

116 metres (381 feet)

Open location code

666XXMRX+F5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8191789073

OpenStreetMap feature

place=town

GeoNames ID

3695605

Wikidata ID

Q133936441

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Spanish: “La Rita”

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Localities in the Area

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