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'''Virú''' is a town in Northern [[Peru]], capital of the province [[Virú Province|Virú]] in the region [[La Libertad Region|La Libertad]].
'''Virú''' is a town in Northern [[Peru]], capital of the province [[Virú Province|Virú]] in the region [[La Libertad Region|La Libertad]]. This town is located 48 km south [[Trujillo, Peru|Trujillo]] city and is primarily an agricultural center in the [[Viru Valley]].

In the 1960s around 850 families lived in the town. Around 60% of the population worked in agriculture while the remaining 40% worked in shops and services. The town had a movie theater, a hospital and a secondary school.<ref name="McClintock 2014 p. 102">{{cite book | last=McClintock | first=C. | title=Peasant Cooperatives and Political Change in Peru | publisher=Princeton University Press | series=Princeton Legacy Library | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-4008-5448-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vbj_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA102 | access-date=2024-02-24 | page=102}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Virú Valley]]
*[[Chao, Virú|Chao]]
*[[Virú District]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:08, 25 April 2024

Virú
Town
Virú is located in Peru
Virú
Virú
Coordinates: 8°24′51.59″S 78°45′8.50″W / 8.4143306°S 78.7523611°W / -8.4143306; -78.7523611
Country Peru
RegionLa Libertad
ProvinceVirú
DistrictVirú
Government
 • MayorNey Gámez
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Virú is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province Virú in the region La Libertad. This town is located 48 km south Trujillo city and is primarily an agricultural center in the Viru Valley.

In the 1960s around 850 families lived in the town. Around 60% of the population worked in agriculture while the remaining 40% worked in shops and services. The town had a movie theater, a hospital and a secondary school.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ McClintock, C. (2014). Peasant Cooperatives and Political Change in Peru. Princeton Legacy Library. Princeton University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-4008-5448-6. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

8°24′51.59″S 78°45′8.50″W / 8.4143306°S 78.7523611°W / -8.4143306; -78.7523611