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Piura (Peru : Region)

LC control no.n 82075386
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Geographic headingPiura (Peru : Region)
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Geographic subdivision usagePeru--Piura (Region)
Variant(s)Piura (Peru : Department)
Piura (Peru : Dept.)
Región de Piura (Peru)
Departamento de Piura (Peru)
Piura Jach'a Suyu (Peru)
Piwra Suyu (Peru)
Found inBGN gaz., Peru, 1955 (Lists both Piura, Departamento de, and Piura, Provincia de)
Phone call to BGN, 5/7/82 (Piura [brief], Departamento de, ADMD, 5 00 S, 80 20 W)
Análisis prospectivo regional (2016-2030), marzo 2017: title page (Piura Región)
GEOnet, viewed May 9, 2018 (Piura [approved], Región de Piura [approved], Piura [short]; ADM1 in Peru; 05°00ʹ00ʺS, 080°20ʹ00ʺW; variants: Departamento Piura, Departamento de Piura, Piura Jach'a Suyu, Piwra Suyu)
Wikipedia, viewed May 9, 2018: under Administrative divisions of Peru (Peru formerly divided into departments until the creation of regions in 2002; regions are governed by regional governments; many people still use the old term "department" when referring to the current regions; departments were identical to today's regions, with the exception of two new regions (Callao and Lima))
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