Piura

American  

[pyoo-rah] / ˈpyu rɑ /

noun

1. a city in N Peru.

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Piura British  

/ ˈpjura /

noun

1. a city in NW Peru: the oldest colonial city in Peru, founded by Pizarro in 1532; commercial centre of an agricultural district. Pop: 357 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

He arrived at the Augustinian mission in Chulucanas, in the Peruvian department of Piura, in 1985, aged 30, and the following year, joined the mission in Trujillo.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

For much of his childhood — which included stints in Bolivia and in the northern Peruvian city of Piura, with his maternal grandparents — Vargas Llosa presumed his father to be dead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025

With 5,275 dengue cases, Piura was by Friday the second hardest-hit city in Peru.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

The government has declared a state of emergency as it seeks to bring relief to regions of Peru hard hit by the cyclone known as Yaku, which include Lambayeque, Piura and Tumbes.

From Reuters • Mar. 12, 2023

From Piura, some take the inland road by Caxamarca, and others the road along the coast through Truxillo.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert