Sullana

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History

The Chira valley has always been an important farming area. Before the Spanish Invasion, ethnic groups like the Tallanes, the Mochicas, the Chimú, and finally the Incas had settled here. This region was chosen by the Spaniards to found their first city in this part of the Americas, San Miguel de Tangarara, on July 15, 1532. The Spaniards changed the native farming system and created Repartimientos and Encomiendas.

Sullana was founded late in the 18th century, on July 8, 1783, by Bishop Baltazar Jaime Martínez de Compañon y Bufanda and given the name of "El Principe" (The Prince).

Geography

Location

Sullana is located at 04°53' south latitude and 80°41' west longitude, 38 km north of Piura, the capital of the region.

Climate

The province has a Hot Desert climate and an average temperature of 27 °C degrees. The minimum temperature is 16 °C and the maximum temperature is 38 °C (can go over 42 °C mark if the El Niño phenomenon is present).

The city is irrigated by the Chira River, the area around the capital city of Sullana is very fertile and there is much lush, tropical vegetation: Coconut palm trees, banana trees, paddy fields, etc. Sullana is an important commercial centre in one of Peru's major cotton-growing areas, along with the San Martín Region and the smaller Tumbes Region. A new sugar cane plantation has been planted nearby to produce maple ethanol for ethanol production.

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Sullana (Mallares), elevation 44 m, (1991–2020) |Jan high C = 34.5 |Feb high C = 35.0 |Mar high C = 34.9 |Apr high C = 34.1 |May high C = 32.1 |Jun high C = 30.2 |Jul high C = 29.6 |Aug high C = 29.8 |Sep high C = 30.6 |Oct high C = 30.9 |Nov high C = 31.5 |Dec high C = 33.1 |year high C = |Jan low C = 21.7 |Feb low C = 23.0 |Mar low C = 22.9 |Apr low C = 21.6 |May low C = 19.8 |Jun low C = 18.6 |Jul low C = 17.7 |Aug low C = 17.4 |Sep low C = 17.4 |Oct low C = 17.7 |Nov low C = 18.2 |Dec low C = 19.7 |year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 24.6 |Feb precipitation mm = 49.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 78.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 21.6 |May precipitation mm = 4.1 |Jun precipitation mm = 0.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 0.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 0.0 |Sep precipitation mm = 0.1 |Oct precipitation mm = 1.0 |Nov precipitation mm = 1.1 |Dec precipitation mm = 9.4 |year precipitation mm = |source 1 = National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230821192714/https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones | archive-date = 21 August 2023 | url = https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones | title = Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020 | publisher=National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru | access-date = 17 June 2024}}

Demographics

Migration to Sullana has been intensive, but "pueblos jóvenes" (shanty towns) are neither widespread nor conspicuous, as they are in Piura for example. The population in Sullana was 112,770 in 1981, 147,361 in 1993 and c. 162,500 in 2005.

Transportation

Sullana has good bus connections to the north, to Piura in the south, as well as inland to Ayabaca and to La Tina on the Ecuadorian border. The Canal Vía runs across the city.

The Tren de la Costa is planned, which will connect the coast of Peru from Sullana to the southernmost city of Tacna.

Tourism

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In the first week of January the Feria Internacional de los Reyes is celebrated. The Poechos Reservoir, 27 km from the city, offers water sports like water skiing, motor-boating, fishing and swimming.

References

References

  1. (March 2012). "Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015". Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática.
  2. Regional Tourism Office of Piura, [http://www.dirceturcusco.gob.pe/inventario/inventario.php ciudad de Sullana] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-11-20 .{{in lang). es Consulted on July 8, 2009.
  3. (June 27, 2010). "General data".

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