Tumbes Department
department of Peru
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Summary
Tumbes Department is a department of Peru[1]. It draws 821 Wikipedia views per month (department of peru category, ranking #14 of 24).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Peru[3]
- Country: Peru[4]
- Head of government: Segismundo Cruces Ordinola[5]
- Capital: Tumbes[6]
- Shares border with: Piura Department[7], El Oro Province[8], Loja Province[9], Gulf of Guayaquil[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Contralmirante Villar Province[11], Tumbes[12], Zarumilla Province[13]
- Commons category: Tumbes Department[14]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Department of Tumbes[16]
- Population: 224,863[17], 200,306[18], 191,713[19], 155,521[20], 103,398[21], 335,501[22], 256,691[23]
- Replaces: Tumbes[24]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in the department of Tumbes[25]
- Demonym: tumbesino[26]
- Area: 4669.2 km²[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[28]
Why It Matters
Tumbes Department has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]