Virú Province

Virú is one of twelve provinces of the La Libertad Region in . The capital of the province is .
  • Type: Region with 134,000 residents
  • Description: province of La Libertad, Peru
  • Also known as: “province de Virú”, “Province of Virú”, “Provincia de Viru”, “província de Virú”, “Província de Virú”, “Viru Province”, “Virú province”, and “Virú pruwinsya”

Virú Province

Latitude
-8.5324° or 8° 31′ 57″ south
Longitude
-78.567° or 78° 34′ 1″ west
Population
134,000
Elevation
389 metres (1,276 feet)
Open location code
6733FC9M+25
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Welsh—“Virú Province” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: “Wiru jisk’a suyu”
  • Catalan: “Virú”
  • Cebuano: “Viru (lalawigan)”
  • Cebuano: “Viru”
  • Chinese: “比魯省”
  • Dutch: “Virú”
  • Esperanto: “Provinco Viruo”
  • French: “Province de Virú”
  • French: “Virú”
  • Georgian: “ვირუ”
  • German: “Provinz Virú”
  • Italian: “provincia di Virú”
  • Italian: “Provincia di Virú”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Virú Séng”
  • Mingrelian: “ვირუ”
  • Persian: “استان ویرو”
  • Portuguese: “Virú”
  • Quechua: “Wiru pruwinsya”
  • Russian: “Виру”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Virú”
  • Swedish: “Virú”
  • Vietnamese: “Viru”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Virú”
  • Welsh: “Talaith Virú”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Santa Rita and Monte Grande.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Terminal terrestre Chao and Puente Huamanzaña.

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