Chiclayo province
Chiclayo
Provincia de Chiclayo | |
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| Chiclayo Province | |
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Location of Chiclayo in the Lambayeque Region | |
Interactive map of Chiclayo | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Lambayeque |
| Founded | April 18, 1835 (nullified) March 22, 1839 |
| Founded by | Felipe Santiago Salaverry (nullified) Agustín Gamarra |
| Capital | Chiclayo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Janet Cubas Carranza (2023-2026) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,288.07 km2 (1,269.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 738,057 |
| • Density | 224.465/km2 (581.362/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1401 |
Chiclayo Province is one of three provinces of the Lambayeque Region in Peru. The province was established on April 18, 1835 by President Felipe Salaverry, partitioning the southern region of Lambayeque Province. Following the fall and execution of Salaverry for his coup during the Peruvian Civil War of 1835-1836, the province's status was reverted back to Lambayeque. This lasted until a new decree issued by President Agustín Gamarra on March 22, 1839, which definitively confirmed the creation of the province. At the time, its jurisdiction also encompassed what are now the provinces of Pacasmayo and Chepén.