Its capital is the town of Zarumilla. Other important settlements in the province include Matapalo and the border town of Aguas Verdes, which is connected to Ecuador by a bridge.
Zarumilla was established as a province on November 17, 1942.
The Zarumilla River, located in the eastern part of the province, marks the border between Peru and Ecuador. In 1998, during El Niño, the river changed its course, moving 1 square kilometre (250 acres) of land into its eastern margin. Ecuadorians took advantage of this situation, saying that the river is the natural border marker and therefore gives them rights in the affected area. The Peruvians argued that the area is sovereign Peruvian soil.
zarumilla, province, zarumilla, three, provinces, tumbes, region, northwestern, peru, borders, pacific, ocean, north, ecuador, south, east, tumbes, province, west, zarumillaprovinceflaglocation, zarumilla, tumbes, regioncountryperuregiontumbesfoundednovember, . Zarumilla is one of the three provinces of the Tumbes Region in northwestern Peru It borders the Pacific Ocean on the north Ecuador on the south and east and the Tumbes Province on the west ZarumillaProvinceFlagLocation of Zarumilla in the Tumbes RegionCountryPeruRegionTumbesFoundedNovember 17 1942CapitalZarumillaGovernment MayorFelix Ernesto Garrido RiveraArea Total745 13 km2 287 70 sq mi Elevation11 m 36 ft Population Total36 669 Density49 km2 130 sq mi UBIGEO2403Its capital is the town of Zarumilla Other important settlements in the province include Matapalo and the border town of Aguas Verdes which is connected to Ecuador by a bridge Zarumilla was established as a province on November 17 1942 The Zarumilla River located in the eastern part of the province marks the border between Peru and Ecuador In 1998 during El Nino the river changed its course moving 1 square kilometre 250 acres of land into its eastern margin Ecuadorians took advantage of this situation saying that the river is the natural border marker and therefore gives them rights in the affected area The Peruvians argued that the area is sovereign Peruvian soil Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Political division 3 See also 4 ReferencesBoundaries EditNorth Pacific Ocean and Ecuador East Ecuador South Ecuador and Tumbes Province West Tumbes ProvincePolitical division EditThe province is divided into four districts Spanish distritos singular distrito Matapalo Papayal Zarumilla Aguas VerdesSee also EditHistory of the Ecuadorian Peruvian territorial disputeReferences EditPeruvian Army official website Relacion Peru Ecuador Puntos de friccion Coordinates 3 30 07 S 80 16 23 W 3 5020 S 80 2730 W 3 5020 80 2730 This Tumbes Region geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zarumilla Province amp oldid 1094540833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
