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Trujillo

Coordinates: 8°6′43.2″S 79°1′43.68″W / 8.112000°S 79.0288000°W / -8.112000; -79.0288000
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Trujillo
City
Trujillo de Nueva Castilla
Trujillo Town Hall
Hotel Libertador
Panoramic view of Trujillo
Flag of Trujillo
Coat of arms of Trujillo
Nickname(s): 
City of Everlasting Spring, Capital of Peruvian Culture,[1] Capital of the Marinera, Meritorious City and Faithful to the Fatherland,[2] Cradle of the Peruvian Paso, Cradle of Freedom, Cradle of the Peruvian Judiciary
Trujillo is located in Peru
Trujillo
Trujillo
Location in Peru
Trujillo is located in South America
Trujillo
Trujillo
Location within South America
Trujillo is located in Earth
Trujillo
Trujillo
Location within Earth
Coordinates: 8°6′43.2″S 79°1′43.68″W / 8.112000°S 79.0288000°W / -8.112000; -79.0288000
Country Peru
DepartmentLa Libertad
ProvinceTrujillo
DistrictTrujillo
FoundedNovember 1534
Founded byDiego de Almagro[3]
Named forTrujillo, Spain
Government
 • TypeMayor–council government
 • MayorArturo Fernández Bazán
Area
 • Metro
1,100 km2 (400 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Rank3rd
 • Urban
935,147
 • Metro
962,369[4]
 • Metro density874.9/km2 (2,266/sq mi)
DemonymSpanish: Trujillano/a
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
 • Year2023
 • Total$10.5 billion[5]
 • Per capita$11,600
Time zoneUTC−5 (PET)
Postal code
13001
Area code044
Patron SaintsSan Valentin[6]
Virgin of La Puerta[7]
Metropolitan areaTrujillo Metropolitano
Integrated districts[8]Trujillo
Victor Larco
Huanchaco
Moche
La Esperanza
Laredo
El Porvenir
Salaverry
Florencia de Mora
WebsiteMunicipality of Trujillo
Founded as Truxillo de Nueva Castilla (Trujillo of The New Castile)[9]

Trujillo is a city in Peru. It is the capital of La Libertad Region.

References

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  1. "Ministerio Público – Fiscalía de la Nación: Información del distrito judicial La Libertad". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  2. Luis Alva Castro (2003). "Leyes de la Libertad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  3. "Napoleón Cieza Burga: Fundación de Trujillo no fue el 5 de marzo". La Industria. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  4. INEI (ed.). "Perú: Estimaciones y Proyecciones de Población por Sexo, Según Departamento, Provincia y Distrito, 2000–2015".
  5. "TelluBase—Peru Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  6. "San Valentín Patrono de Trujillo y el Terremoto de 1619" [San Valentín Patron of Trujillo and the Earthquake of 1619] (in Spanish). May 25, 2012.
  7. "Virgen de La Puerta" [Virgin of La Puerta] (in Spanish). May 25, 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013.
  8. "Trujillo Metropolitan districts" (PDF). p. 15). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  9. Vega, Garcilaso de la (1617). Historia General del Perú – Garcilaso de la Vega. Retrieved April 27, 2012.