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PLAZA DE ARMAS DE PIURA - PIURA
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The most practiced religion in Piura is Catholicism, with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Piura established in 1940.

Piura
Peru
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Piura

Peru

Country
Peru
Population
484.5K
Coordinates
-5.19, -80.63
487th most populous city in the world

Piura is a city in northwestern Peru, located north of the Sechura Desert along the Piura River. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. Its population was 484,475 as of 2017 and it is the 7th most populous city in Peru.

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