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

Archdiocese, who was in Piura, Peru, celebrating her grandmother’s 105th birthday when the new pope was announced.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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

From Seattle Times

Authorities in Piura have begun setting up specials areas in hospitals to receive dengue patients.

From Seattle Times